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Mileage Matters | July 5, 2022

Transport Topics- The U.S. Supreme Court announced on June 30 it has declined to hear an appeal of a California state law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees.

The denial leaves in place the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that federal law does not pre-empt application of AB 5 law to owner-operators.
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FleetOwner- Nearly seven years after floating the initial proposal, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted a final rule that updates two Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for rear underride guards, increasing the performance requirements to a level that nearly all existing U.S. trailers already meet.


Heavy Duty Trucking- Windshield-mounted video cameras will remain compliant with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rules for mounting placement, courtesy of an exemption the agency recently made permanent.

The amended rule also revises the definition of “vehicle safety technology” to add technologies that had been granted temporary exemptions previously.

FleetOwner- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has removed the ArionT ELD from its list of registered electronic logging devices (ELD).

FMCSA said in a statement that it has placed the ArionT ELD on the revoked devices list due to the company’s failure to meet the minimum requirements.

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Transport Topics- Commercial vehicle inspectors took 1,290 CMVs, or 14.1% of those inspected, out of service with critical brake-related violations on a special unannounced brake safety day operation conducted April 27, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced June 22.

A total of 9,132 CMVs were inspected during the one-day inspection and enforcement initiative in the U.S. and Canada.

FleetOwner- An estimated 70 million Americans have sleeping disorders. And while roughly 80 sleep disorders have been identified, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the most prevalent and undiagnosed sleep disorders impacting the transportation industry.


Freight Waves- The last trucking market crash was in 2019. The current market could end up worse for small truckload fleets.



Transport Topics- When truck driver health care comes to mind, most think of cardiovascular or weight issues. However, skin care and musculoskeletal well-being are also growing concerns.

As for skin care, the amount of exposure to sunlight and ultraviolet (UV) rays is a prominent factor in proper health maintenance. Too much exposure causes skin damage and could lead to skin cancer. To protect over-the-road drivers, the front windshield is built to shield against the most dangerous UV rays; however, there is no equivalent protection on the driver-side window.
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