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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2019

USDA Clarifies Rules on Transporting Hemp Across State Lines

In the wake of several Idaho arrests of truck drivers hauling industrial grade hemp, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued an updated legal clarification of its new guidelines.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMay 23, 2019

How Trucking Fleets Can Be Proactive With Tire Safety

Drivers are required to physically inspect their tires at the beginning and the end of a driving shift, and fleets have some obligation to look after these expensive assets — but somehow tires continue to come apart out on the highway.

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Articlesby David CullenApril 23, 2019

How to Deal With FDA's Food Hauling Rules

To transport food compliantly, fleets must adopt certain best practices and consider adding advanced technology.

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 16, 2019

Medium-Duty Truck Emissions in 2021 and Beyond

How will the second phase of the greenhouse gas rules affect medium-duty vehicles?

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Newsby Jim ParkMarch 29, 2019

DOT Sends Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Hours of Service Reform to White House

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has sent a notice of proposed rulemaking on hours of service reform to the Office of Budget Management.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2019

Younger Drivers, Parking Make ATRI’s Top Research Priorities for 2019

The ATRI board of directors has approved the 2019 Top Research Priorities, a list of recommended research topics identified by ATRI’s research advisory committee based on critical trucking industry issues.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 5, 2019

Rule Change Reduces Training Duplication for Drivers Upgrading to Class A CDL

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making it easier and less expensive for truck drivers to upgrade their commercial driver’s license from a Class B to Class A through a change to its entry-level driver training regulations.

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Newsby Jim BeachFebruary 25, 2019

FMCSA Administrator: Please Prepare Now for ELD Deadline

Ray Martinez, administrator of the FMCSA, asked attendees at Omnitracs’s user conference to “please prepare” for the December transition from AOBRDs to ELDs “now, if you have not done so.”

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2019

California Files Suit to Keep Rest Break Rules for Truck Drivers

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.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2019

Teamsters Union Challenges FMCSA Preemption of California Break Rules

The Teamsters union has filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s decision to preempt California’s meal and rest break rules for truck drivers.

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