Freight Waves- Five years after the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, it doesn’t appear that the law has ushered in that reign of safety.
Fatal crashes involving a large truck, per 100 million miles traveled by truck, increased by 5.4% from 2016 to 2020, according to the most recent federal data. One 2019 study found that unsafe driving activities increased as a result of ELD enforcement.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration declined to comment on record about the impact of the rule.
Truck Driving Championship/SuperTech Registrations Open
Drivers, start your engines! Registrations for this year's Truck Driving Championship (TDC) and SuperTech are open. For the first time, all registration is online on MTA's website mitrucking.org. Less paper, less hassle, more fun!
The Trucker- The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) has determined that a petition filed by the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) dealing with freight broker requirements “does not contain adequate justification to initiate rulemaking.”
Specifically, the petition asked for the elimination of a requirement that says freight brokers must disclose to carriers, upon request, all records of a particular transaction between brokers and shippers.
Freight Waves-Federal regulators have denied a compliance exemption request by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) for equipment installed on its 2020-21 model year Freightliner Cascadia trucks in a ruling that will likely require the company to issue a recall for approximately 24,282 vehicles.
The decision by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stems from a petition by DTNA seeking a decision that the trucks’ hazard warning signal lamps, while not in compliance with federal regulations, should be exempted from customer notification and remedy requirements because the noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to vehicle safety.
The first SMART grant award for $1.8 million is to implement a proof of concept of a smart corridor for truck- borne goods traveling across the Blue Water Bridge.
The second SMART grant is a $1.3 million award to advance rural mobility. There are 82 public transit agencies in Michigan, 60 of which serve rural areas.
Transport Topics-A broad-based group representing motor carriers, truck manufacturers and truck dealers has launched a coalition intended to serve as a collective voice for key trucking industry stakeholders.
Members of the group, known as the Clean Freight Coalition, include American Trucking Associations, American Truck Dealers, National Tank Truck Carriers, Truckload CarriersAssociation and Truck & Engine Manufacturers Association.
Heavy Duty Trucker- Effective March 27, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration placed All-Ways Track ELD from All-Way Tracks on the Revoked Devices list due to the company’s failure to meet the minimum requirements established in 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, appendix A.
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