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18 | Overdrive | March 2014 Logbook An advisory committee to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last month prioritized 38 items for the agency to consider pitching to Con- gress for inclusion in the next highway reauthorization bill. That bill is tech- nically due Oct. 1, though Congress could choose to extend MAP-21 while it continues to work on a larger bill. FMCSA's Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, made up of stakeholders from carrier, enforce- FMCSA committee makes highway bill recommendations ment and safety groups, met in Alexandria, Va., for two days to produce the list for consideration for the next highway bill. The 12 items receiving majority support: 1. Explore broader, tougher standards for new entrants. 2. Involve shippers in the driver coercion issue. 3. Urge FMCSA to embrace intelligent infrastructure. 4. Reform driver pay. 5. Require FMCSA to publish rules regarding sleep apnea and drivers' medical cards. 6. Address truck parking shortages. 7. Update trailer underride guard standards and explore side-underride guard standards. 8. Require FMCSA to publish a rule mandating speed governors. 9. Require a collision avoid- ance technology rulemaking. 10. Increase funding for four-wheeler enforcement. 11. Advocate against size and weight changes until a MAP-21- required report is completed. 12. Increase minimum insurance requirements above $750,000. – Todd Dills • Go online to www.iowa80.com and request your FREE CATALOG of the finest selection in Chrome and Professional Trucking Accessories! • Or Call Toll Free – 866-4-IOWA80 (866-446-9280) • Shop online today! www.iowa80.com Like us on Facebook. Truck Accessories For The Professional Driver GET YOUR FREE CATALOG! OD 2013 IA80com OD 01214 half_Layout 1 2/12/14 10:07 PM Page 1 Untitled-34 1 2/13/14 12:51 PM Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com BONNIE WARREN, owner of bond company Oasis Capital Inc. of Fullerton, Calif., was indicted Jan. 24 by a Los Angeles federal grand jury following a four-year federal investi- gation of a fraudulent trust fund scheme, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Inspector General. The Transportation Intermediaries Association accused Oasis of accepting property brokers' money for trust funds, then using the funds for other purposes. Logbook_0314.indd 18 2/26/14 9:49 AM