Regulatory: Page 2

FMCSA declines Pronto.ai's HOS waiver request, citing safety

Artificial intelligence and assisted driving are in trucking's future, but the agency received 294 comments against granting the exemption and six in favor.

By Jim Stinson • Sept. 30, 2020

HOS changes are coming. How are fleets training drivers to comply?

Providing training without hampering customer service can be challenging. Technology bridges that gap.

By Amanda Loudin • Sept. 21, 2020

Petition to invalidate HOS final rule won't stop implementation this month

The safety groups' case casts doubt over the longevity of the FMCSA's changes as fleets train their workforce on the regulations.

By Sarah Fuller • Sept. 18, 2020

FedEx Freight tackles last mile, delivers 750K shipments for Ground

The two segments have worked in concert during the pandemic, lifting operating income even as daily freight shipments fell.

By Jim Stinson • Sept. 16, 2020

HHS to issue long-awaited hair testing mandate

The guidelines authorize federal agencies to include hair, which was previously prohibited, in drug testing programs — a move that could change how fleets screen prospective employees.

By Sarah Fuller • Sept. 09, 2020

FMCSA seeks comments on letting drivers under 21 haul interstate loads

Proponents of the change say it could help ease the driver shortage, while opponents have raised safety concerns.

By Jim Stinson • Sept. 04, 2020

DOT plans funding, regulatory rollbacks in national freight strategy

The plan was created per a requirement in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act and is meant to further the department's three strategic goals: safety, infrastructure and innovation. 

By Sarah Fuller • Sept. 04, 2020

Texas court orders new trial in $36M nuclear verdict case

A court originally ordered oil-tanker firm FTS to pay one of the largest trucking-related awards.

By Jim Stinson • Sept. 01, 2020

Deep Dive

Back to basics: Roadrunner's full-circle LTL journey

As the carrier grew, problems festered within. It became clear the company needed to return to its roots.

By Jim Stinson • Sept. 01, 2020

Why trucking insurance premiums are on the rise

During COVID-19, many insurers temporarily paused policy payments. But when it comes time to renew, costs may increase.

By Heather Larson • Aug. 31, 2020

FMCSA floats pilot on pausing 14-hour driving window

Part of the Split Duty Period Pilot Program would explore how often detention pauses occur and what effect they have on drivers. 

By Sarah Fuller • Aug. 31, 2020

FMCSA pushes forward on broker-transparency rules in call for comments

The brokers' association said the proposed regulations would make shippers more reluctant to use small, independent carriers.

By Jim Stinson • Aug. 19, 2020

Acting administrator Jim Mullen to leave FMCSA

The agency will get a new acting administrator in former FMCSA Director of Government Affairs Wiley Deck.

By Jim Stinson • Aug. 17, 2020

Revised CDC isolation timeline may prompt workplace policy changes

The agency's guidance is a reminder to employers that return-to-work policies should not be static, an attorney said.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 03, 2020

Prime settles 2 driver misclassification suits for $28M

In the lawsuits, drivers allege the Missouri-based carrier failed to pay for time spent in classroom orientation and driving, and failed to pay B and C seat drivers minimum wage. 

By Lisa Burden , Sarah Fuller • July 29, 2020

House members call for suspension of Federal Excise Tax to stimulate truck buying

An FET suspension could stimulate demand for new trucks as Class 8 sales have tumbled, but it would also shrink the Highway Trust Fund.

By Jim Stinson • July 28, 2020

FBI poses 5 questions to assess ELD security

The agency urged carriers to lower the risk of cyberattacks by asking the ELD manufacturer or supplier about its security systems.

By Jim Stinson • July 27, 2020

Landstar earnings get hit by pandemic, insurance costs

The carrier reported its profits were more than cut in half by the COVID-19 pandemic, dropping 58.7% from the same quarter last year.

By Jim Stinson • July 23, 2020

Paccar says worst of COVID-19 economic damage over after 58% revenue drop

Paccar Parts began to show recovery in June, because "as trucks move, parts move," the CEO said.

By Jim Stinson • July 22, 2020

Opinion

The need for speed in CARB's new zero-emissions trucking future

"It's important to consider solutions that can address 'the other half' of the diesel truck market that will not be electric by 2035," the authors write.

By BJ Johnson & Julie Blumreiter • July 20, 2020

'We've never seen something like this': Volvo North American truck deliveries plunge 79%

The unprecedented drop shows the size and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on OEMs. 

By Jim Stinson • July 17, 2020

JB Hunt optimistic as demand increases for niche final-mile deliveries

Business for intermodal has gradually increased, with the second half of June seeing more business than April or May, the carrier said.

By Jim Stinson • July 17, 2020

15 states, DC will collaborate on 100% electric truck sales by 2050

The memorandum of understanding gives states the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the California Air Resources Board's electric-truck sales rule. 

By Sarah Fuller • July 14, 2020

Study: 54% of Americans support VMT plus gas tax on trucks

The American Trucking Associations supports the gas tax for funding highway projects but has called truck-only, vehicle-miles-traveled taxes "discriminatory funding schemes."

By Sarah Fuller • July 13, 2020

Teamsters, safety orgs cite driver fatigue concerns in petitions to delay HOS final rule

Advocates praise the flexibility the revised regulations promise, but the petitions argue FMCSA does not take into account historical data and public safety. 

By Sarah Fuller • July 02, 2020