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FMCSA's Hutcheson clears hurdle toward confirmation as agency's boss | $4M in suspected meth uncovered at border
Robin Hutcheson was recommended by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for confirmation as FMCSA Administrator. Also: Nominations closing soon for Citizen Driver award; driver arrested after border inspection reveals suspected meth.
June 24, 2022
Robin Hutcheson
Regulations
White House calls for fuel-tax holiday -- including diesel tax | Brake Safety Day out of service results
Wednesday, Biden administration urged Congress to exempt fuel purchasers from the federal fuels taxes -- 24.3 cents per gallon of diesel currently. Biden called for a three-month holiday. Also: Brake hose chafing OOS violations make a small rise.
June 23, 2022
Brake hose/tubing chafing violations were a principal focus of the April unannounced brake-inspection effort.
Regulations
I-81 enforcement blitz, truck parking roundtable | Trucking conditions bounced back in April after miserable March
The I-81 Corridor Coalition holds a series of virtual roundtable discussions on truck parking from Wednesday, June 22 to Friday, June 24. Also: FMCSA's enforcement blitz on I-81; FTR's Trucking conditions index was positive in April, despite headwinds.
June 21, 2022
chart of FTR trucking conditions
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Idaho adding truck weight, credentials screening system along I-84 | More trucks in steering gear recall
The system will be installed near the new port-of-entry in Declo. Also: Mack joins widespread steering gear recall; medium-duty Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks recalled; I-10 rest area reopens; Canadian driver named Highway Angel.
June 20, 2022
Idaho Iskom Poe
Overdrive Radio
Maximum daily driving/duty flexibility in HOS, and the owner-op in pursuit of it
For this edition of Overdrive Radio, we're joined by Lee and Lisa Schmitt. Lee's exemption request from parts of the hours of service turned plenty heads when it hit the Federal Register recently. Also: We pause to recall an owner lost far too soon ...
June 17, 2022
Collage of Overdrive Radio logo with Lee and Lisa Schmitt and Troy Huddleston
Equipment
Bipartisan legislation intro'd again to repeal excise tax on trucks
The federal excise tax on heavy trucks has been in place since 1917 and has been at 12% since 1982. Also: CVSA asks FMCSA to require standardized documentation for hemp haulers; used truck sales dropped in May, with freight growth slowing.
June 16, 2022
trucks at dealer
Hours of Service
2020 hours of service changes: Did they result in more productive use of your time?
Weigh in on this poll question as to whether or not you've seen improvement in your hours of service utilization as a result of 2020 changes to split-sleeper regs, the 30-minute break, the short-haul logbook exception or other changes.
June 15, 2022
E Ld Grid
Regulations
Congress passes legislation aimed to address port challenges | Top 15 truck stops ranked
Trucking groups lauded the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Also: Comment period reopens on FMCSA's proposal to lower UCR registration fees; what are the top 15 truck stops?
June 14, 2022
NFI truck at Southern California port
Life
An owner-operator's best defense against criminals: A gun or a phone?
It's the middle of the night, you're sleeping in the cab, and you hear that dreaded sound of some thief attempting to force entry into the trailer. What, in this moment, do you reach for? A gun, or a phone?
June 9, 2022
an airman waving a truck forward on a military base.
Overdrive Radio
California trucking at a crossroads: AB 5, $7 diesel and a special truck show in the offing
Car-haul small fleet owner C.G. Soza of California's Central Valley has a lot on his plate: the $7-plus diesel he's seen this week, planning around AB 5 contingencies with his leased haulers, and more. Catch a preview here of his Merced truck show, too.
June 10, 2022
overdrive radio logo and state of california new law ab-5 text with image of parked semi-trucks and owner-operator C.G. Soza
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Broker reform: FMCSA wants clarity on 'broker,' 'bona fide agent' definitions | Autocar yard spotters served by new dealer
"There is significant stakeholder interest in FMCSA’s unauthorized brokerage enforcement,” the agency said, and last year's infrastructure bill required this latest exploration of dispatch services. Also: Wisconsin dealer gets Autocar yard-spotters.
June 10, 2022
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Life
Driver held at gunpoint, cargo pilfered: How to avoid being an easy mark in dangerous times
After a driver was removed from the cab at gunpoint and a trailer full of high-end sneakers pilfered, officers and security pros noted there's more to operator and cargo safety than a good padlock. Learn what you should, and shouldn't, do to stay safe.
June 9, 2022
padlock on truck trailer
Regulations
OOIDA hammers at FMCSA priorities after boss' Senate hearing remarks on 'driver shortage,' younger drivers
The Association questioned FMCSA priorities -- speed limiters, under-21s over the safety impacts of truck parking, for instance -- after Robin Hutcheson's Senate hearing this week, where she invoked the "driver shortage" specter OOIDA called "mythical."
June 9, 2022
acting FMCSA boss Robin Hutcheson testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Regulations
Household mover ordered to pay nearly $22M for deceptive practices | Memorial Day week rates recap
A Florida-based HHG moving company and its owner were ordered to pay nearly $22 million for deceptive business practices. Also: Spot rates dip during low-volume Memorial Day week; New Kenworth dealership open near Cleveland.
June 9, 2022
handcuffs with money
Regulations
Owner-operator asks FMCSA for exemption from HOS
The owner, Leland Schmitt, says his decades of safe driving demonstrate an equivalent level of safety as the regulations; around half of recent poll respondents continue to rely on the COVID hours waiver. Also: Bill would streamline TSA credentials.
June 8, 2022
Truck parked on highway on-ramp
Regulations
Would-be FMCSA boss takes aim at trucking safety in first Senate committee hearing
Senate committee presses pending FMCSA Admin Robin Hutcheson on safety, hair testing and attracting drivers to the industry, among other topics.
June 8, 2022
Robin Hutcheson at a Senate hearing
Equipment
Brake Safety Week inspection blitz coming in Aug. | New I-10 right-lane restriction
CVSA's annual brake-focused inspection, enforcement and education initiative will be held in August. Also: Diesel prices jump 16.4 cents over last week to new record high; Arizona restricting trucks to right lane along stretch of I-10.
June 7, 2022
Brake inspection and trucks right lane only sign collage
Regulations
'Crisis level' of truck-occupant deaths looks tragically preventable | Owner-ops' 'war cry' on speed limiters
Somewhere between 43% and 68% of those who died in 2021 weren't wearing seat belts. FMCSA reps, speaking at TCA's Safety & Security Division meeting, likewise outlined progress on a speed-limiter mandate, and a goal of more in-person audits.
June 6, 2022
Truck pulled over on highway
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Custom Rigs
Love the smell of hay in the morning? Scenes from the A.J. Soza Memorial Truck Show
The show's second edition got under way at the fairgrounds in Merced, California. The Central Valley location stood in high relief at the early point in the day as these hay-hauling doubles you see rolled in, split by a livestock hauler.
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