- Truckers Battle Over Work
Hours
2014-11-18
Despite setbacks in the struggle, truckers continue to fight for better safety regulations. The
changes to trucking laws have negatively impacted productivity by at least 3 to 5 percent,
according to the American Trucking Association—without promising any real solution for driver
fatigue.
- MPG - What's In Store
for 2018 and Beyond for Trucks?
2014-10-30
With heavy-duty trucks and buses producing an estimated 20 percent of greenhouse gases in the
United States each year, it is understandable that any regulations to reduce America's
dependence on fossil fuels and lower the resulting emissions are going to target the efficiency
of long-haul tractor-trailers.
- Quick Review of Federal Drug and Alcohol Rules for Commercial Drivers
2014-08-12
Commercial truck driving is one of the country's Top 10 most hazardous jobs. When you spend
your work day (and night) battling traffic and inattentive drivers on America's highways, safety
needs to be Job One if you want to return home safely. As every heavy duty truck driver knows,
job safety begins with personal safety.
- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration's CDL Program
2012-10-16
Everyone knows that it takes certain special skills and knowledge in order to properly drive
certain types of commercial motor vehicles (CMV). However, before the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) implemented its Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Program, if you
held a driver's license (for cars), you could legally operate any type of tractor-trailer or
buses in many states, as well as in the District of Columbia.
- New Trailer Skirt Improves Appearance of
Big Rigs
2012-05-28
One of the newest strategies to comply with new legislative mandates requiring better fuel
mileage on big rigs is to add trailer skirts. One example is the new Air Slipper Side Skirts
that are not only aerodynamically designed, but sleek and very affordable as well.
- Bluetooth Truckers: Got Your Ears
On?
2012-03-29
The U.S. Department of Transportation's new ban on handheld cell phones for commercial truck
and bus drivers that went into effect on January 3, 2012 for all interstate travel, extending to
holding, dialing and reaching for cell phones while driving has stirred some opposition.
- CMV Drivers Don't' Touch That
Cell Phone Before Reading This
2011-12-21
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's, FMCSA, "Drivers of CMVs: Restricting
the Use of [Handheld] Cellular Phones" ruling will be put into effect starting January 3,
2012.
- Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Form 2290 due for period 7/1/11-6/30/12
2011-07-21
The Form mentioned is not yet available from IRS for e-filing purposes. Visit IRS website at
www.irs.gov for alternatives, details & instructions for Form 2290 delay for the period
indicated @ Trucking Tax Center
- FEDERAL TAXES and O-T-R & O-O TRUCKERS DEDUCTIONS LIST
2011-06-29
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- Dairy Cooperative Fined Over Trucker Killed in Fall
2011-03-12
Today, we put the spotlight on the Wisconsin dairy fined for a trucker's fatal fall: The US
Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ruled that a Wisconsin
"willfully ignored" federal safety rules in a trucker's death. George Oberding died in
August, 2011 after a fall from the top of his truck's trailer onto a concrete floor while
involved in uploading a milk tanker. Oberding, aged 50 years, suffered severe head trauma
including several skull fractures.
- Intra State
Hazmat Haulers Face Texting Ban
2011-03-10
There is a federal ban for all interstate truckers from driving and texting, however federal
rules apply only to interstate commerce. Or truckers driving solely within a state, federal
rules do not apply, however states are promulgating their own rules (which we reported on
earlier this month).
- States Move to Enable Laws to Ban Texting as Distracted Driving
2011-03-05
Federal rules already forbid texting while driving, but now state legislators are also moving
to enact their own laws to prohibit driving while distracted. A dozen states are considering
laws to forbid texting whilst driving, however these will affect all drivers and not simply
truckers, which is as it ought to be.
- Driver Fatigue Case and Fourth Amendment Trucker Rights Decided by Fed Judge
2011-02-17
US District Judge Donovan Frank sitting in federal court in Minnesota ruled in favor of a
trucker who had been pulled over and classified as "fatigued" by MN State Police. The
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) announced in a press release that he
ruling was "historic" and a "major victory" for truckers and their rights.
- FMCSA Regulations on EOBR: The Spy in the Cab Black Box is Just the Beginning
2010-12-23
The Federal Motor Safety Carrier Administration (FMSCA) introduced a new Electronic OnBoard
Recorders (EOBR) ruling in April 2010. The EOBR rule comes into effect on June 4, 2012 and for
the first time it mandates EOBR use for nominated groups of carriers. The bottom line is that
FMSCA will be able to say who must install EOBR to ensure Hours of Service (HOS) compliance.
- Cell Phone Ban for Truckers Proposed by Washington D.C.
2010-12-18
The US Department of Transportation is now proposing a complete cell phone ban in commercial
vehicles, including semi trailers and buses. This follows the current ban on texting while
driving and affects 4 million drivers.