Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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JOURNAL NEWS 12 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | AUGUST 2014 t %JHJUBMMPHTQSPEVDFECZTNBSUQIPOFUBCMFUPSDPNQVUFS BQQTnow can be signed with electronic signatures and submit- ted to carriers to satisfy federal logbook requirements, according to revised Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration guidance issued last month. The latest guidance changes previous agency guidance issued in 2011 that said drivers must print the digital logs and sign them each day, in addition to being able to print records for the previous 24-hour period, maintain copies for the previous seven days and produce seven days' worth of logs for enforcers. t 'PSNFSNJMJUBSZNFNCFSTwho operated commercial vehicles while in service now can obtain their CDL in any state within the first year after their separation from the military without having to take a skills test. FMCSA previously had granted a 90-day Military Skills Test Waiver exemption in 2011, but Virginia said that time- frame was too short and asked the agency to extend it to a year. t 1PSUUSVDLFST that began striking July 7 at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach voted unanimously five days later to agree to a "cooling-off" period, according to the Teamsters-backed union representing the drivers, Justice for Port Truck Drivers. The drivers – of carriers Green Fleet Systems, Total Transportation Services and Pacific 9 Transportation – halted work over wages, working condi- tions and classification as contractors instead of employees. t 6TFSTPGUIF&;1BTTelectronic toll collection system in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, Ohio and Vermont were warned of a phishing attempt to gain access to bank account and credit card information and were urged not to click on links in an email circulating that claimed to be an attempt to collect unpaid tolls. E-ZPass said its does not send email invoices. t 'FE&YXBTJOEJDUFE on counts of distribution of controlled substances and conspiracy to distribute misbranded drugs for delivering packages of illegally prescribed drugs purchased on the Internet. FedEx said it was innocent and would plead not guilty to the charges. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company also said the charges put its customers' privacy at risk. t 5SVDLMPBE$BSSJFST"TTPDJBUJPO1SFTJEFOU$ISJT#VSSVTTresigned after 10 years at the helm for personal reasons, according to TCA. t 5IF$PNNFSDJBM7FIJDMF0VUMPPL$POGFSFODF will be held Aug. 20-21 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. The event is produced by Randall-Reilly, publisher of CCJ. For a full agenda and registration information, go to cvoconline.com. INBRIEF 8/14 Text INFO to or visit XXXDDKEJHJUBMDPNJOGP