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Jun 26, 2013

* USA - TRUCKING INDUSTRY: HOS implementation on 1st. July

* DC - Court of Appeals using ‘11th hour’ before rendering opinion on HOS 

Washington,DC,USA -The Trucker, by Lyndon Finney -21 June 2013: -- FMCSA Administrator, Anne Ferro, has denied all requests to delay implementation, adding that she believes the new rule will be upheld... The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is — in trucking terms — using the 11th hour of allowable opinion time to tell the commercial vehicle industry whether or not it will be able to operate under the Hours of Service rules that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will begin enforcing July 1... The court Friday once again did not issue its long-awaited opinion on the petition for review of the new rule brought against the FMCSA by both the trucking industry and safety advocates... Since the court only issues opinions on Tuesdays and Fridays, that obviously means there are two more opportunities for the court to say whether the rule can stay or whether a portion or all of it needs to be rewritten...
* DC - Obama to further cut heavy-truck emissions. But President’s plan does not state what new, post-2018 limits will be

(Photo: whitehouse.gov - Obama laying out climate-change plan yesterday) 
Washington,DC,USA -Fleet Owner, by David Cullen and Jim Mele -Jun. 26, 2013: -- President Obama will take executive action to further reduce the greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions produced by heavy trucks-- beyond the limits already set to come into effect by model year 2018…  Those GHG limits covered 2014-2018 model year heavy-duty trucks, buses, and vans. According to the Obama Administration, these existing rules will cut GHG emissions by some 270- million metric tons and reduce oil consumption by 530- million barrels. The Presidents’ remark about further cutting heavy-truck emissions came yesterday during a wide-ranging address he made at Georgetown University...


* New York - Lawmakers approve amended trucker classification bill

(Image: Owner Operator Driver) 
Albany,NY,USA -Land Line, by Keith Goble -24 June 2013: -- A bill on its way to the New York governor could settle a dispute over reclassification of independent contractors, including owner-operators... The state Assembly and Senate voted on the final day of the regular session to approve a bill that’s supposed to ensure owner-operators doing business in the state maintain their independent status and aren’t labeled as employees... Employment status has been in question at the statehouse since 2010. The Teamsters got legislation introduced that claimed port truckers and delivery drivers, such as FedEx and UPS drivers, “are often improperly classified as independent contractors” ... The change would require trucking companies to offer unemployment insurance and workers compensation to previously misclassified employees. Operations that misclassify employees would also face penalties... OOIDA and the New York State Motor Truck Association opposed the change, which was reintroduced at the statehouse earlier this year. The groups cautioned that the change was misguided and could result in a lot of business packing up and leaving the state... Spurred by the concerns of truckers, state lawmakers acted in the final hours of the legislative session to approve an amended version of the bill that wouldn’t run off independent contractors... NYSMTA President, Kendra Hems, said the changes made should be able to protect independent contractors in the state... The bill specifies that independent contractors can either own or lease their own equipment. Truckers also could choose to work for one carrier without sacrificing their independent status...
* Missouri - OOIDA launches truckers for safety campaign

Grain Valley,MO,USA -Truckinginfo -June 25, 2013: -- A national association representing professional truckers has launched a new campaign to address the biggest safety gap in the trucking industry: the lack of basic training standards for new drivers... The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says that the agenda outlined in “Truckers for Safety” will help prepare the next generation of long-haul truckers and will proactively address other highway safety concerns... Current regulations do not include training requirements for becoming a long-haul truck driver, despite a congressional requirement for such standards dating from the 1990s. While new drivers must pass a CDL test, testing covers only basic operations and does not address the many on-the-road demands faced by truckers or the hundreds of regulations they are responsible for following... The agenda spelled out in the campaign points out that the more experienced career truckers with safe driving records are often replaced by new drivers with no experience or training – who are again replaced by newer drivers a few months later when they leave the industry. The prevalence of high turnover may be just one of the many consequences...

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