June 7, 2012 NPR (6/6, Detrow) reported on its website that the US “Department of Transportation is clarifying a new rule regulating how much time truck drivers hauling materials to and from” oil and gas “drilling sites can spend on the road.” According to the report, “drivers are limited to 14 hours a day, and … Read more
April 20, 2012 Truckinginfo (4/19) reported that currently, “the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration does not really have a handle on who is doing the” truck driver medical exams. To ensure that “a national standard” exists, “truck safety regulators are about to post a new, long-awaited rule aimed at shoring up driver medical standards.” The … Read more
April 17, 2012 Truckinginfo (4/13) reported the Department of Transportation “wants to better understand the safety performance of overweight vehicles — both permitted and illegally overloaded — so it is looking for state agencies to work with in a study of the issue.” In a Federal Register notice, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration seeks … Read more
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