The ELD mandate was the top industry issue on trucking fleets’ minds last year, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Top 10 list. ATRI’s Rebecca Brewster ran down…
ELDs Top ATRI’s Trucking Issues List; Input on 2017 Wanted Read more...
Makers of electronic logs are warning carriers not to wait until the last moment to comply with the U.S. mandate scheduled for Dec. 18, 2017. Despite a measure last month…
Suppliers Warn Carriers, Operators Not to Wait on ELDs Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released an ‘ELD File Validator’” on its ELD website to help suppliers “ensure their ELD output file conforms to the technical specifications in the…
FMCSA Posts ELD File-Checker Tool Online Read more...
Increasing demand for more ‘organic’ produce will further complicate the logistics of the fresh foods freight sector in an ELD environment, according to Tom Finkbiner and Theodore Prince, co-founders of…
ELDs Could Significantly Impact Reefer Market Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance says many clarifications it asked for in the pre-consultation phases leading up to Canada’s proposed ELD rule are expected to be incorporated once Transport Canada issues…
CTA Pleased with Direction of Proposed ELD Rule Read more...
The US Supreme Court will not hear OOIDA’s lawsuit against the DOT’s ELD mandate, effectively ending the court bid to overturn the impeding regulation. The Supreme Court’s June 12 decision…
US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Lawsuit Against ELDs Read more...
Hoping to develop “statistically reliable evidence” on whether split-sleeper-berth time affects driver safety performance and fatigue, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a pilot program that would give…
FMCSA Proposes Split Sleeper Berth Pilot Program Read more...
Washington, D.C.-based transportation law and policy attorney Richard P. Schweitzer, PLLC, recently provided attendees at the National Private Truck Council’s annual conference a rundown of the status of several U.S….
US Trucking Regulatory Update Read more...
The American Transportation Research Institute has decided on its research priorities for 2017, approving studies on congestion, driver distraction, and hours of service, among others. ATRI’s board of directors approved…
Congestion, Distracted Driving, Top ATRI’s Research Priorities Read more...
