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Hours of Service Update for AG Truckers?

Blue Grace Logistics

Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has worked closely with the USDA to clarify rules and definitions regarding livestock and agricultural commodities in its hours-of-service (HoS) regulations. Drivers do not have to use an ELD because they are not required to keep logs of their hours.?.

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Unload the payload: Simple steps to help mitigate the madness of port appointments

Envase Technologies

This adage seems to sum up the quandary that key port stakeholders, namely the Marine Terminal Operators (MTOs) and truckers, are facing in regard to mandated terminal appointments. To help ease the transition, terminals agreed to provide longer ‘grace periods’ to cover late arriving trucks. The industry needs a better solution.