FMCSA Announces Three-Month Extension of Unified Registration System Effective Date
July 20, 2016 News Digest FMCSA Announces Three-Month Extension of Unified Registration System Effective Date. FMCSA is delaying the implementation of the final stage of the Unified Registration System (URS) until Jan. 14, 2017, with a new full compliance date of April 14, 2017. The agency is currently updating its information technology systems and undertaking […]
Scopelitis Transportation Law Alert – NLRB Takes Union-Friendly Joint Employment Stance One Step Further
NLRB Issues Miller & Anderson Decision Easing The Ability To Combine Solely And Jointly Employed Employees Into A Single Bargaining Unit The National Labor Relations Board today issued its long-awaited decision in Miller & Anderson, furthering its union-friendly stance on joint employment and bargaining units. The Board’s decision makes it easier for a union to […]
Arizona Trucking Association announces opposition to “Regulation & Taxation of Marijuana Act” ballot initiative
Proposition puts motorists in danger by creating a safe haven for drugged drivers Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona Trucking Association today announced its opposition to the “Regulation & Taxation of Marijuana Act”. The Regulation & Taxation of Marijuana Act is a proposed ballot initiative that would legalize the use and possession of recreational marijuana. However, […]
ATRI Research Highlights Issues Related to Truck Driver Screening and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
ATRI RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES RELATED TO TRUCK DRIVER SCREENING AND TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA Arlington, VA – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released the results of its sleep apnea survey, which highlights a number of issues related to truck driver screening and treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). With data from over […]
Arizona Trucking Association Announces Winners of the 2016 Arizona Truck Driving Championship
Phoenix, AZ – On April 16, 2016, the Arizona Trucking Association held its annual Truck Driving Championship (TDC) at Tempe Diablo Stadium. 165 drivers participated in this year‘s event. Many of which have millions of miles of accident free driving. Participants are tested in three different areas. A written exam that tests drivers’ knowledge of […]
ATRI Soliciting Trucking Industry Crash Cost Data for New Research
Arlington, VA – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today launched a new data collection initiative to create a database of motor carrier crash costs by crash type and severity. This data collection will populate ATRI research designed to enable carriers to make better informed Onboard Safety System (OSS) […]
CDLs FROM FOUR STATES NO LONGER ACCEPTED AT FEDERAL FACILITIES
On Jan.10, driver’s licenses – including commercial driver’s licenses – from New Mexico, Missouri, Illinois and Washington state will no longer be compliant with the federal REAL ID Act and as a result can no longer be used to access federal facilities, nuclear facilities and airports. Drivers with licenses from those states can continue to […]
FMCSA RELEASE: Electronic Logging Devices to be Required Across Commercial Truck and Bus Industries
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the adoption of a Final Rule that will improve roadway safety by employing technology to strengthen commercial truck and bus drivers’ compliance with hours-of-service regulations that prevent fatigue. “Since 1938, complex, on-duty/off-duty logs for truck and bus drivers were made […]
AmTA Pleased by Release of Electronic Logging Device Rule
Technology Mandate Will Improve Industry’s Safety and Efficiency Arlington, Va. – Leaders of the American Trucking Associations hailed today’s release of a rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices by commercial vehicles as a historic step forward for the industry. “Today is truly a historic day for trucking,” said ATA President and CEO Bill […]
Summary of FAST Act
SUMMARY OF FAST ACT ISSUES OF INTEREST Provided by the American Trucking Associations December 1, 2015 The following is a summary of issues in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act as made public on December 1, 2015, prior to approval by both chambers of Congress and final enactment. As such, several of these provisions could […]