Roadcheck 2021 to Target Hours of Service, Lighting
This year’s International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle inspection blitz, scheduled for May, will focus on vehicle lighting and hours-of-service compliance.
February 2, 2021
This year’s International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle inspection blitz, scheduled for May, will focus on vehicle lighting and hours-of-service compliance.
February 2, 2021
A recent survey conducted by the J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights shows that fleets are facing challenges from the recent hours-of-service (HOS) rule changes, while also identifying some benefits to the new rules.
November 2, 2020
With the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service update recently taking effect, J. J. Keller is now offering a free step-by-step guide to ensure that your fleet is in compliance with the new and previous HOS regulations, as well as a new checklist.
October 21, 2020
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its Emergency Declaration providing hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide COVID-19 outbreak through May 15.
April 9, 2020
FMCSA expanded on hours-of-service regulations during COVID-19 as it relates to exemptions for waste haulers.
March 20, 2020
After pummeling the Bahamas for a few days, Hurricane Dorian has begun to move toward the Atlantic coast, prompting the FMCSA to issue a regional emergency declaration in 10 states that suspends certain trucking regulations.
September 3, 2019
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published an eagerly awaited proposal on changes to hours of service rules that would offer more flexibility, including changes to the 30-minute break rule, allowing split sleeper berth operations, and more.
August 14, 2019
California has petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit asking it to overturn the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recent decree that the state can’t enforce its rest break and meal rules against truck drivers.
February 8, 2019
LineStar Integrity Services has selected MiX Telematics for its ELD solution to help improve the safety, compliance, and efficiency of its fleet.
January 17, 2019
A new upgrade for the Penske Driver upgrade helps truckers get faster, easier roadside assistance.
November 13, 2018
As Hurricane Michael approached the Florida Panhandle as one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S. mainland, the FMCSA issued emergency declarations in eight southern states.
October 10, 2018
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold a public listening session on Oct. 10 in Washington, DC on potential changes to the hours of service rules.
October 4, 2018
In advance of Hurricane Florence making landfall, the FMCSA has issued an emergency declaration along the East Coast, suspending certain regulations for drivers and carriers in 11 states and Washington D.C.
September 11, 2018
A coalition of Departments of Transportation from Arizona, California, New Mexico and California are seeking a federal grant to develop a program that would alert truck drivers to available truck parking along Interstate 10.
June 22, 2018
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that the American Concrete Pumping Association has applied for an exemption from the requirement that short-haul drivers using the records of duty status (RODS) exception of the hours-of-service rule return to their normal work-reporting location within 12 hours of coming on duty.
June 21, 2018