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American Moving & Storage Association Applies for Exemption From 14-Hour Rule

Should drivers of moving trucks be allowed to drive past the 14th hour? The American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA) thinks so and has applied to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for a special exemption from regulations prohibiting drivers from piloting their commercial vehicles past the 14th hour on duty.

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Truckers Are Losing Sleep Over 70-Hour Work Limit: New HOS Rules

There was a good article published in the Wall Street Journal today focusing on the costs of the new HOS rules to the industry and the drivers: both money and work/life balance.  There are definitely some societal benefits to reducing sleepy drivers, but the data used by the FMCSA to justify the position on the new HOS rules seems suspect, in my opinion.  Trucking and truckers are just an easy target and slapping on new regulations is easy for regulators to do, because the general public is not going to spend the time to really understand the numbers, and of course they want safer roads.  It’s just not necessarily the trucks and truckers that are the problem.

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Calculating The Cost Of Non-Compliance With FMCSA Regulations: $30.7M

Among commercial motor carriers, safety regulations can be a controversial  topic. Whether it’s an EOBR mandate or a CSA rating system that is flawed, you’ll  always have vigorous debate on the right way to go. One topic where you’ll find little disagreement is the high cost of non-compliance.

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Wanted: Smarter, simpler, more streamlined trucking regulations

A very good article by Greg Fulton in Overdrive Online that is relevant to the CVSA conference I am attending in Denver this week.  Lawmakers and enforcement officials should take advice from Greg and his observations that recent statistics reflect that more than 90 percent of the trucking companies in the country are made up of businesses that have 20 or fewer employees.  Very few of these companies have a staff attorney, regulatory director, or tax specialist. Yet because of the increasing complex web of laws and regulations in our country, almost all of these companies at one time during the year will need to retain the services of one of these specialists.

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Rigid hours of service rules are due for a change

I’ve been reading the public commentary for the recently proposed ELD rules and noticed a trend. There are lots of comments about personal freedom, privacy, and getting out of the trucking industry. Some drivers even comment in support of electronic logging. But one thing that comes up over and over is that the 14-hour shift rule is too restrictive and causes more harm than good.

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