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Class 7-8
USDOT finalizes hours of service reforms for truck drivers
A federal rule to overhaul the hours of service regulations that govern truck driversā schedules will soon be published in the Federal Register, the USDOTās Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced Thursday. Of note, the rule expands the split-sleeper berth options afforded to drivers to allow them to split their 10-hour off-duty period into [ā¦]
May 15, 2020
Safety & Compliance
With time running out on ELD deadline, some are in a panic
On Monday, December 18, the drivers of many if not most heavy duty commercial vehicles will be required to have a functional electronic logging device (ELD) with them in the cabs of their trucks. Itās not like they werenāt warned. The ELD mandate from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been years in the [ā¦]
December 12, 2017
Class 7-8
Test Drive: New Mack Pinnacle boasts redesigned cab, racing-inspired steering wheel
The debut of Mackās new Anthem tractor in August meant some fairly significant changes for the companyās Pinnacle model. For the coming year, Pinnacle axle forward models will getĀ all-new interiors and LED headlights, along with a new grille that mirrors the look of Anthem. Mack surveyed thousands of drivers about their preferences, and used that [ā¦]
November 28, 2017
Safety & Compliance
HCSS eLogs solution gives construction truck drivers another ELD option
The construction software developer HCSS announced this week that it has jumped into the electronic logging device (ELD) market. As we reported in the June issue of Equipment World magazine, starting December 18, ELDs will be required for all commercial motor vehicles that currently use Hours of Service (HOS) paper logs to record a driverās [ā¦]
August 4, 2017
Safety & Compliance
Bill to delay ELD mandate unlikely to garner enough support
More than 21 members of the U.S. House have signed on as co-sponsors to the bill that would delay the compliance date of the looming electronic logging device mandate. The bill, if enacted, would give drivers and carriers two extra years to adopt ELDs by pushing the compliance deadline to December 2019. The legislation, however, [ā¦]
August 2, 2017
Safety & Compliance
House bill would delay ELD compliance two years
A bill has been filed in the U.S. House to delay the compliance date of the federal governmentās electronic logging device two years, to December 2019. If enacted, carriers would have two additional years to adopt electronic logging devices. The legislation was introduced Tuesday and referred to the Houseās Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Texas Republican [ā¦]
July 19, 2017
Class 7-8
Automation to transform trucking āfaster than most think,ā forecasters say
The trucking industry is on the precipice of 10 to 20 years of change unlike itās ever experienced, says transportation economist NoĆ«l Perry, and carriers and haulers who want to survive these changes must be prepared for them, he said. āThe last major change we had was deregulation,ā he said. āAnd it had only a [ā¦]
September 22, 2016
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