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Quality Distribution Agrees to $800 Million Sale to Private Equity Firm

Tank carrier Quality Distribution Inc. has agreed to be acquired for approximately $800 million by private equity firm Apax Partners, the companies announced.

May 7, 2015

FMCSA Mulling Over Whether Exemption Process Is Necessary for Diabetic Drivers

The Federal Motor Carriers Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking under which truck drivers with controlled diabetes would no longer have to apply for medical exemptions.

May 5, 2015

ATA Requests HOS Rest Break Exemption for Some Hazmat Drivers

American Trucking Associations has applied for an exemption on behalf of a group of hazardous materials drivers to the hours-of-service rule on 30-minute breaks.

May 1, 2015

Bill Maintains Restart Suspension, OKs Twin 33s

WASHINGTON — A House appropriations bill unveiled last week could keep the suspended 34-hour restart rule from being reinstated by Sept. 30, and would permit use of twin 33-foot trailers.

May 4, 2015

NTSB Recommends Video Recorders on Heavy Trucks and Buses

The National Transportation Safety Board on April 29 issued a recommendation that heavy truck and bus fleet operators deploy in-cab video system recorder technology to monitor their drivers.

April 30, 2015

TT Archives: Substance Abuse Testing

In 1994, after several years of preparation alcohol testing was announced for truck and bus drivers in both interstate and intrastate commerce. These regulations “build on the transportations industry‘s track record with drug testing over the past three years,” said Transportation Secretary Federico Pena.

May 4, 2015

Restart Rider in Appropriations Bill Could Extend Suspension

A House appropriations bill unveiled this week contains a rider on the 34-hour restart that adds new requirements on the study Congress ordered last year, meaning suspension of the restart could be extended beyond September.

April 29, 2015

FMCSA Ends Driver Recruitment for Restart Study

Federal regulators said they have exceeded their goal of recruiting more than 225 truck driver volunteers to participate in an hours-of-service 34-hour restart study.

April 29, 2015

House Transportation Funding Leaders Unveil Fiscal 2016 Bill

The transportation funding panel in the House on April 28 released legislation that would provide $572 million for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agency that oversees the trucking industry.

April 28, 2015