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A large area of concern is the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and how it will impact cross-border transportation of food or food ingredients. The new legislation is coming into effect April 1, 2016 and anyone responsible for the transportation of food or ingredients will have 1 year to comply and be certified with the new requirements. There doesn't seem to be much talk to actions being taken to increase awareness. At our company, Iron Apple, we have developed a solution that is 100% compliant with new regulations in the United States and Canada...more info here: http://www.ironapple.net.
HOS needs a serious reconsideration. The trucking industry cannot be governed on a 8,11and 14 hour clock. There are too many variables that eat away ones time, the lack of a consistent schedule and regular unmet appt times are just a few of the myriad of reasons putting an inflexible time limit on someone going otr is ridiculous.
In this industry, if you are over the road you don't and can not have a regular sleep pattern. Nor does a driver want to drive 11 hours day after day, we still would like to take a 2-3 hour nap and still be able to drive a full 11 without breaking some ludicrous ill-fated law.
I'll lose my job before I lie down and accept that nonsense. Because as I see it I'm doing exactly what the law intended anyway, which is not driving fatigued. And my way works a whole lot better than what fmcsa has laid out.
Fmcsa way I've been late 3 times this month alone.
My way I've never been late.
I'm out
FMCSA is the BIGGEST issue in trucking ... they no NOTHING about the industry they are beholden to subjugate and destroy . On the same level is the ATA and OOIDA who are their mouth pieces and their minions/lemmings ....
HOW ARE THE TEAMSTERS BEING ALLOWED TO AND GOING TO CHOP RETIRED MEMBERS PENSIONS BY 50% . I WAS A TEAMSTER , BUT BECAME DISABLED FROM A NEAR FATAL TRUCK WRECK MANY YEARS LATER , ( non union company from Iowa ) . I HAVE A FRIEND HERE THAT RETIRED AFTER ALMOST 30 YEARS WITH UPS ,HIS CLOSE FRIEND WITH 35 YEARS UPS , and MY SON WITH 23 YEARS ( private company , teamster ) . THIS KIND OF ABUSE SHOULD NOT BE KEPT QUIET , ESPECIALLY to the NEW BLOOD , ENTERING OUR PROFESSION, WITH THAT WARM and FUZZY FEELING !!! THANKS ....... ARNIE ..... BIG " A " .
The area of the trucking industry that needs the most attention is driver training. The schools and most training programs from most companies are not giving the driver the knowledge and skill required to be a safe driver on the ever more dangerous roads today. The average 4 weeks with a company trainer is nowhere near adequate. There is a lot that the trainee will not experience in just 4 weeks. Too many of today's companies trainers don't care about the trainee or teaching him or her anything. They are only concerned with their own bank accounts.
We, as a industry, are doing the new driver, and ourselves, a great injustice.
with proper training with a qualified trainer the roads would be safer, insurance and cargo claims would decrease, and prices associated with trucking would go down.
It's a shame that that idling has dropped off the list of top 10 concerns in the trucking industry. It was on the list in years past when diesel was over $4.00 a gallon. Does anyone think that fuel prices will stay low? And shouldn't idle reduction be more of a concern and not related to the price of diesel?
It is still a waste to burn fuel when a truck isn't moving. It still creates a poor rest environment with noise, vibration and emissions. Diesel emissions contain several toxic substances, many of which are classified as carcinogens. Driving is a notoriously unhealthy occupation. Breathing vehicle emissions may be part of the problem? Drivers can't escape emissions from vehicles while they are on the road but they can and should be able to breath cleaner air while parked for hours-of-service mandates. There are alternatives available and they are generally cheaper than idling, especially when engine hours and maintenance are included.
Perhaps the FMSCA or the FHWA or whatever federal agency that has authority over driving conditions, especially HOS, should be just as concerned with the quality of a driver's rest as they are about quantity. After all, as well intentioned as HOS regulations are, a consequence is truck parking areas full of trucks sitting there idling. Dozens, and sometimes a couple hundred or more, trucks idling at one location creates a deplorable environment for rest. The government should be helping the industry eliminate idling, especially in congested areas like truck parking lots. And why aren't drivers demanding an improvement of these conditions?
I'm not a driver but through my work in a related field I have been at many truck stops from Michigan to Maine to Florida and everything in between. I don't get why drivers are still idling. Perhaps they should start demanding better rest conditions from the same people that regulate their work day. With the current concern over truck parking availability, it may present an opportunity to do just that.
I believe that the hrs of service should go back to old school. And the only ppl that need to be gouverned as far as speed is new-bee drivers untile they can prove themselves that also applys to four wheelers also.
The cost of insurance is ridiculous especially given the average payout per claim. Whether the claim be Auto Liability or Cargo, the cost far outweighs the coverage.