Trucking information and briefs for Friday, Feb. 14, 2025:
FMCSA will reopen remark interval for brokered freight transparency proposal
Proprietor-operators and truck drivers who didn’t take the alternative to file a touch upon the Federal Motor Provider Security Administration’s brokered freight transparency rulemaking proposal in the course of the preliminary 60-day remark interval are getting one other probability.
The company introduced in a Federal Register discover anticipated to be printed Tuesday, Feb. 18, that it’s granting a request from the Small Enterprise in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) to reopen the remark interval 30 days. The preliminary remark interval was open from Nov. 20 via Jan. 21.
SBTC’s request for an extension of the remark interval was filed Jan. 19 and requested for a 14- to 30-day extension, citing the extent of public curiosity within the subject of dealer transparency. FMCSA famous that different potential commenters to the discover of proposed rulemaking may gain advantage from an extension, as nicely.
The remark interval will reopen when the discover is printed within the Federal Register. FMCSA famous that it’ll additionally take into account all feedback obtained between the remark interval shut date of Jan. 21 and the reopening of the remark interval. As of the shut of the primary remark interval, the docket obtained 4,841 feedback. Feedback can now be filed right here via March 20.
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As reported, FMCSA’s proposal would:
- Require brokers to maintain information in an digital format
- Revise the required contents of brokers’ information
- Require brokers to supply information upon request
- Require that information be supplied inside 48 hours of request
Eight in 10 Overdrive readers, surveyed after the FMCSA’s rulemaking proposal was introduced, felt impacts may very well be a web constructive for freight charges if the proposal have been carried out.
[Related: How trucking groups responded to FMCSA’s broker transparency proposal]
Regional emergency declaration prolonged for 15 states
The Federal Motor Provider Security Administration on Friday introduced the extension of an emergency declaration issued final month in response to extreme winter storms and excessive gas demand.
The declaration was first issued on Jan. 10 for the whole Decrease 48 and Washington, D.C., waiving most driving time hours-of-service laws for motor carriers and drivers offering direct help supporting emergency aid efforts transporting heating gas, together with propane, pure fuel, and heating oil.
That waiver was prolonged and modified on Jan. 27 to incorporate 39 states and so as to add the transportation of gasoline and diesel gas to the listing of commodities coated by the waiver. That extension was set to run out Feb. 15.
On Friday, Feb. 14, FMCSA issued one other extension, noting that within the days prior, it obtained requests to situation a further two-week extension of the declaration for states the place extreme climate, low temperatures and excessive demand proceed to considerably affect supply of important heating fuels, gasoline and diesel fuels.
The company granted the requests, extending the waiver via Feb. 28, or till the tip of the emergency, whichever is sooner.
The waiver now applies to motor carriers and drivers offering direct help supporting emergency aid efforts transporting heating gas, together with propane, pure fuel, and heating oil, and gasoline and diesel gas into 15 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.
[Related: Truck driver charged ‚careless‘ after flipping DOT snowplow in North Dakota]
Wabash acquires AI cargo safety agency
Wabash introduced final week it has acquired TrailerHawk.ai, a supplier of superior cargo safety and sensible entry administration applied sciences.
The transfer strengthens Wabash’s Trailers-as-a-Service (TaaS) providing, empowering logistics suppliers to realize better freight safety, visibility and operational effectivity, the corporate mentioned.
TaaS permits logistics suppliers to develop income streams via a nationwide, versatile trailer subscription together with on-demand trailer swimming pools, nationwide upkeep help and actionable knowledge insights powered by the Wabash Market platform.
“By integrating TrailerHawk.ai’s expertise into our TaaS program, we’re providing logistics suppliers a singular benefit – superior cargo safety, real-time visibility and data-driven insights that assist shield belongings and streamline operations,” mentioned Mike Pettit, chief development officer at Wabash. “This acquisition underscores our dedication to delivering customer-focused options that handle in the present day’s most urgent logistics challenges.”
TrailerHawk.ai’s instruments handle the rising demand for safe, clear and environment friendly freight motion.
The acquisition reinforces Wabash’s dedication to merging bodily and digital applied sciences, creating related ecosystems that drive effectivity and reliability throughout the provision chain, Wabash mentioned. The integration of TrailerHawk.ai accelerates Wabash’s capability to reshape how freight strikes throughout North America.
