What’s Ahead on the Regulatory Front

Annette Sandberg

TransSafe Consulting, LLC

November 7, 2014

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FMCSA 2014/15 Regulatory TimelineNOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT

Drug and

Alcohol Test

Database

Increase

minimum

insurance

Speed

Limiters

ELD/Supp.

Docs

Entry Level

Driver

Training

Prohibition on

Coercion

Safety

Fitness

FR – 9/15?

MAP 21 Deadline 10/2013

NPRM 5/14 – FR?

NPRM 3/15

FR 9/15

NPRM 1/15

NPRM – ?/15

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Other Regulatory ActivityFINAL RULES

Driver Vehicle Inspection Report –NPRM – August 2013 – FR 11/2014

Commercial Learners Permit and CDL requirements – Effective July

2015

Medical Examiners Certification Integration – NPRM – July 2013 – FR

2014?

Electronic Stability – FR (NHTSA) –January 2015

Patterns of Safety Violations – FR –Jan. 2014

PROPOSED RULES

Insulin Dependent Drivers – NPRM- April 2015

New Entrant Proficiency Exams – On agenda – Unknown deadlines

Sleep Apnea – Congress requires rulemaking

STUDIES/ OTHER ACTIVITY

HOS restart provision- Reauth. Debate?

DOT Elimination of Self Insurance?

Hearing Impaired Drivers - Exemptions

Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study – to Congress Nov. 2014

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Electronic Logging Devices UPDATE (ELD)

– ELD’s and Supporting Documents

– Many carriers continue to adopt early in advance of anticipated industry wide mandate

– FMCSA using carrier’s ratings to encourage early adoption

• Holds others in the Supply Chain Responsible for Violations

• Unknown how the agency will define of “Coercion” in final rule

• MOU between FMCSA and OSHA – recently signed

Prohibition on Coercion

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Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) in 2014/15

• SMS Currently Under Attack– Problems with current carrier ratings on the SMS– Recent Industry letter to Secretary Foxx to remove the

scores from public view– FMCSA now using “focused reviews” instead of full

“compliance reviews” – thus do not issue ratings

• SFD Delayed Pending Outcome of Reviews– Uncertain timeline for this rule – continues to slip– Issues for Brokers and Shippers - unknown if any

action to be taken on HR4727

Questions?

asandberg@transsafeconsulting.com