Redmon discusses ‘Ice Road Truckers’ 97 comment(s)
Rule bars handheld cell phone while driving Jan. 1 48 comment(s)
Forecast: Driver shortage looming 44 comment(s)
FMCSA posts HOS questions for discussion 41 comment(s)
How to Become an O/O: To lease or not to lease 28 comment(s)
Pilot, Flying J wrap up merger 27 comment(s)
Rand McNally unveils Intelliroute TND 700 23 comment(s)
Dave Redmon fired from one IRT show, quits other 20 comment(s)
New rule retains the 11-hour driving limit 18 comment(s)
Swift sued over employee status 11 comment(s)

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Truckers weigh in on pay by the hour, New Year's resolutions, truckers with talent and the FMCSA ban on handheld cell phone use while driving.

Final hours rule looming

December 21, 2011

The White House Office of Management and Budget has finished reviewing the final rule for truck drivers’ hours of service.

FTR shippers index up in October

December 15, 2011

FTR described the current environment for shippers as stable through early next year.

Little hours rewrite support at congressional hearing

December 1, 2011

Subcommittee members believe the proposed hours rule would represent an unjustified financial burden on the trucking industry.

Hours rule gets postponed again

November 29, 2011

FMCSA said it expects to issue the final rule within the next 30 days.

FMCSA shuts down Maryland carrier

November 16, 2011

Order was issued after concluding Gunthers Transport was an “imminent hazard to public safety.”

Washington launches system to check compliance

November 14, 2011

State has installed automated cameras at 12 weigh stations and ports of entry that take a picture of the truck and its license plate.

Hours final rule postponed till Nov. 28

October 28, 2011

Rule apparently will not be published by the Oct. 28 target date transportation officials had indicated to a federal court.

GOP house leaders oppose hours proposal

October 6, 2011

House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor wrote Obama Administration should withdraw proposed hours-of-service rule.

House transportation leaders protest HOS proposal

September 28, 2011

Letter to Obama says proposed rule would be an unnecessary and costly regulatory burden on truckers.

FMCSA hours rule on track

September 19, 2011

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration appears likely to issue an hours-of-service final rule by its Oct. 28 deadline.

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Truckers weigh in on safety awareness week, sleep apnea, hours of service regulations and the 9/11 attacks.

Panel discusses industry response to CSA, hours of service

August 25, 2011

A panel of three fleet executives discussed Thursday morning the changing outlook of the trucking industry during the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas. CSA regulations, electronic on-board recorders, hours of service and driver recruitment have garnered attention from fleets recently. Russell Stubbs, president and CEO ...

DOT updates rules timetable

August 12, 2011

Agency schedules action on eletronic recorders, hours of service and speed limiters on trucks.

U.S., Mexico sign cross-border agreement

July 6, 2011

Mexican trucks will be required to comply with all U.S. truck safety standards and must have electronic monitoring systems.

Trucking reps knock hours plan

June 14, 2011

A House subcommittee heard testimony from trucking company leaders against the HOS proposal.

Researcher rejects hours studies

June 10, 2011

Former head of FMCSA research says studies contain many problems and shouldn’t be relied on to support the agency’s proposed changes.

FMCSA advisory group to meet

June 9, 2011

The public may attend the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting in Alexandria, Va., or submit written comment by June 15.

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Thanks For a Job Well Done I would like to thank Carolyn Magner for her excellent and unbiased article “Risky Business” in the April Truckers News. Very often articles about the topic of self-defense with a gun are done without facts and are very distasteful. Her ...