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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2021

Montana Carrier Declared Imminent Hazard for Rogue Operations

A Montana-based small carrier has been declared an imminent hazard and ordered to stop operating after officials discovered safety regulation violations ranging from drivers without commercial licenses to operating without federal motor carrier operating authority.

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Newsby Jack RobertsFebruary 1, 2021

Virginia Port to Evaluate Autonomous Trucks

The Virginia Port Authority has received a federal grant that will allow it to begin evaluating the potential benefits of autonomous truck use for intermodal port operations.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 25, 2021

Biden Administration Names FMCSA Deputy Administrator

A new deputy administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was among those the Biden administration announced in key leadership roles at the Department of Transportation.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 21, 2021

Court: Federal Hours of Service Supersede California Break Rules

An appeals court recently upheld a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ruling that federal hours of service rules pre-empt the state of California’s meal and rest break rules.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 15, 2021

Audit Finds Shortfalls in National Medical Examiner Registry

The National Registry of Medical Examiners has been plagued with problems since its rollout in 2014, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has done a poor job of oversight, according to a review by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 14, 2021

Split-Sleeper Pilot Program Would Study 6/4, 5/5 Splits

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed a pilot program to evaluate even more flexible sleeper-berth split options in the hours of service rules.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 12, 2021

FMCSA Proposes New Vision Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to eliminate its federal vision exemption waiver program and instead let medical professionals and motor carriers determine whether drivers with limited vision in one eye may drive commercial motor vehicles.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 4, 2021

FMCSA Proposes 'Yard Move' Definition

"Yard moves" can be logged as on duty not driving under trucker hours of service regulations – but just what constitutes a yard move? See how FMCSA proposed to define a yard move.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 3, 2021

Proposed Trucking Rules Among 'Midnight Regs' to be Put on Hold by Biden Administration

A Department of Labor rule clarifying the definition of independent contractor and a pilot program to study younger truck drivers are among the “midnight regulations” that may not take effect after President-Elect Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 30, 2020

2020's Top Trucking News Stories

The most popular news stories on Truckinginfo.com for 2020 were, unsurprisingly, mostly related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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