The recent stalemate in Washington over the Affordable Care Act has put the nation’s largest trucking association at odds with Tea Party elements of the Republican Party. Bill Graves, chief executive officer of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), told attendees at the organization’s recent annual meeting in Orlando that, “if I was your political broker,…
By David Fierro WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this month, regulatory changes affecting the trucking industry associated with last year’s MAP-21 transportation legislation went into effect. The changes range from revisions to penalty amounts for violations of various regulations to out-of-service provisions to enforcement on foreign drivers. FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro said the new federal transportation…
A mass protest of the U.S. federal government began as scheduled in and around Washington D.C. on Friday, but lacked the powerful force organizers had expected. A few dozen trucks joined a planned highway slowdown that was (and still is) expected to bring the highly travelled roadways to a standstill and gain significant exposure in…
The recent passage of a bill concerning sleep apnea in commercial truck drivers by both the House of Representatives and the Senate is a positive step for drivers and their companies. Representatives Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan bill into the House of Representatives. The bill passed by a unanimous vote…
According to the United States Department of Labor, workers in the transportation industry experience more on-the-job fatalities than workers of any other occupation, accounting for 12% of all work related deaths. However, unlike most occupations, the dangers of truck driving are not confined to the workplace. For instance, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports…
What is the New Hours of Service Regulation? In the past, truck drivers were able to drive up to 82 hours a week under the old 34-hour restart rule, with a 10-hour break every fourteen hours. The new hours of service regulation reduces the workweek to 70 hours a week, while still requiring a 10-hour…
W“The trucking industry continues to dominate the freight transportation industry in terms of both tonnage and revenue,” according to the ATA’s Chief Economist, Bob Costello. Relative to air, water transportation, and pipeline, trucking holds the largest portion of the freight category. Growth in the transportation industry generally follows our country’s gross domestic product, so as…
All interstate CMV drivers must have a physical examination at least every 2 years; however, the medical examiner may determine that you need more frequent examinations (for example, annually or every 6 months). The National Registry program does not change how often CMV drivers need to obtain a medical examination; it only requires that they go…
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