by Administrator | Jul 16, 2013 | Transportation Laws
Less than three weeks into the new hours-of-service regulations, a second waiver to the regs has been issued by the FMCSA. The first waiver was issued on May 31. It was in response to a request from the Energy Department. The exemption dismisses truckers hauling...
by Administrator | Jun 18, 2013 | Transportation, Transportation Laws
According to a study released this week by the American Transportation Research Institute, the new hours-of-service changes will cost the trucking industry $322 million more than the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration had anticipated. ATRI is the research...
by Administrator | Apr 3, 2013 | Transportation Laws
Despite many court challenges and pleas for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to delay the July 1st new Hours of Service rule enforcement, Anne Ferro, head of the FMCSA, says there will be no postponement. “It’s been out for 15 months now. That’s lots of...
by Administrator | Mar 14, 2013 | Transportation Laws
The government has recently implemented new Hours-of-Service rules further regulating the number of hours that drivers can operate their trucks. Beginning on July 1, 2013, the final provisions of the Hours-of-Service rules will be enforced. The new rule states that...
