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The Daily Dash: FMCSA shuts down Washington’s break rules; the robots are coming
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled that commercial truck drivers operating under federal hours-of-service regulations are not subject to Washington state’s meal-and-rest break regulations. Plus, carriers continue to be in a strong position as peak …
Driver-Assist Technologies Touted at FMCSA Truck Safety Summit
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The importance of hiring skilled drivers, the prospects for success with hair-based drug tests, the critical need for infrastructure funding and the promise of technology — especially as it relates to onboard vehicle systems — were among subjects discussed at an all-day Federal Motor …
Breaking: FMCSA to take comments on request for automatic reporting of documents from brokers
Picture: Jim Allen/FreightWaves The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Tuesday that it is opening a comment period on a request from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and the Small Business in Transportation Coalition that could lead to a requirement that brokers automatically share documentation on transactions with drivers and other parties to a …