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House Rejects Bid to Delay Dec. 18 ELD Mandate
The House of Representatives voted to reject an amendment to delay the ELD compliance date.
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Insider Exclusive: What’s Up With ELDs?
As the deadline for all commercial motor carriers approaches, Capitol Bus Lines co-owner Mary Young has some helpful advice for ABA member motorcoach operators.
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Bus Association Concerned over Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Rule Change
Transportation Today covered ABA expressing concern over changes proposed by FMCSA to rules governing lease and interchange.
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FMCSA Pulls Back on Sleep Apnea, Removing Exemption Requirement for Diabetic Drivers
FMCSA has made announcements regarding two pending rulemakings, first the obstructive sleep apnea ANPRM and the notice concerning elimination of the exemption requirement for Diabetic drivers.
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ABA Calls on FMCSA to Clarify Notice on Lease and Interchange Rules
Today, ABA echoes both the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Committees’ concern over the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) recent notice to revise lease and interchange rules.
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ABA Supports NAS Findings on FMCSA Crash-risk System
The American Bus Association (ABA) supports the findings made by the National Academy of Sciences in their Congressionally mandated report titled “Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement.”
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FMCSA to Revise Lease and Interchange Rules, Extends Compliance Date to 2019
On June 16, FMCSA published two notices concerning the rule on the Lease and Interchange of Vehicles: Motor Carriers of Passengers originally issued in May 2015.
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ABA Supports FMCSA Withdrawal of Insurance ANPRM for Motorcoaches, Others
ABA supports the FMCSA withdrawing its ANPRM to raise insurance limits on motorcoaches and trucks.
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FMCSA Withdraws Troubled Safety Fitness Determination Rule, Halts Additional Changes to CSA
In a notice published in the Federal Register on March 23 (82 Fed. Reg. 14848), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) withdrew its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Safety Fitness Determinations (FMCSA-2015-0001). FMCSA had previously announced in mid-January
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Entry-level Driver Training Final Rule Released
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) established new minimum training standards for certain individuals applying for a Class A or Class B commercial driver’s license (CDL) for the first time; an upgrade of their CDL (e.g., a Class B
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