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If you're a property-carrying motor carrier or driver, you're undoubtedly familiar with the so-called 14-hour rule, which requires...
Brandon Wiseman
- Aug 14, 2023
- 6 min
FMCSA soliciting waiver requests to reinstate meal & rest break laws
In what seems like an unprecedented move, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is soliciting regulatory waiver...
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Brandon Wiseman
- Jul 6, 2023
- 5 min
PHMSA contemplating several revisions to Hazardous Materials Regulations
The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA)--the federal agency that regulates the multi-modal transportation of hazmat--is...
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Brandon Wiseman
- Jun 20, 2023
- 4 min
FMCSA to implement operating authority exemption for providers of recreational activities
According to a June 2023 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) intends to publish new...
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Brandon Wiseman
- Jun 12, 2023
- 16 min
When trucking regulations run amok
Regulations have been my profession, my life, for many years. Trucking regulations, to be precise. I’ve devoted my career to helping...
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Brandon Wiseman
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
FMCSA proposes to scale back regulatory relief during declared emergencies
According to a notice scheduled to be published in the Federal Register soon, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is...
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Brandon Wiseman
- Oct 16, 2022
- 2 min
COVID-19 emergency HOS exemption lapses
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has chosen not to renew its Covid-19 emergency declaration that had been in place...
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Brandon Wiseman
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
FMCSA evaluating continued need for COVID emergency declaration
In a notice posted to the Federal Register on September 6, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking...
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Brandon Wiseman
- Mar 29, 2022
- 6 min
What is the split sleeper berth rule?
One of the more confusing aspects of the federal hours-of-service rules, at least for some drivers, is the so-called “split sleeper...
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Brandon Wiseman
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
FMCSA again extends COVID-19 emergency exemption
The FMCSA again extends its COVID-19 related exemption for carriers providing direct assistance to emergency relief efforts.
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Brandon Wiseman
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
Ohio DOE seeks exemption from ELDT rule for school bus drivers
The DOE claims Ohio's existing state training requirements for school bus operators negate the need for additional training.
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Brandon Wiseman
- May 15, 2021
- 1 min
FMCSA coordinating with states on Colonial Pipeline exemptions
The FMCSA is working with individual states that have issued their own emergency orders in response to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.
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Brandon Wiseman
- May 9, 2021
- 2 min
FMCSA issues emergency FMCSR exemption for certain fuel transporters
FMCSA issues emergency safety regulation exemption for fuel haulers in response to Colonial pipeline shutdown.
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