Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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22 | Overdrive December 2017 Logbook ELD exemption requested for safe small businesses The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association last month filed a request with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for a small-business exemption from the electronic logging device mandate. If granted, the request would exempt carriers that fit the Small Busi- ness Administration's definition of a small business in truck transportation, an entity with $27.5 million or less in gross annual receipts. It would include independent owner-opera- tors and operators leased to a motor carrier that "do not have a Carrier Safety Rating of 'Unsatisfactory,' and can document a history of safety performance with no attrib- utable at-fault crashes,' " the exemption request states. At press time, FMCSA had not responded to OOIDA's petition. OOIDA cites a myriad of concerns in its request, from continued concerns about cybersecurity to a lack of government or independent third-party vetting of many of the nearly 200 self-certified ELDs on FMCSA's registry. OOIDA also noted that its own analyses have compared crash rates of large carriers known to have long used ELDs' predecessor devices and carriers with mostly own- er-operator drivers and fewer AOBRDs in use, the latter with lower crash rates. – Todd Dills DEPENDABLE QUALITY At home or on the road, you've come to depend on quality parts from the industry's leading brand names to keep you moving. Visit one of our national network of locally owned and operated TruckForce ® Service Centers for the quality parts you expect installed by skilled technicians. At home or on the road, you've come to depend on quality parts from the industry's leading brand names to keep you moving. Visit one of our national network of locally owned and operated TruckForce ® Service Centers for the quality parts you expect installed by skilled technicians. Find your nearest TruckForce ® Service Center in the US or Canada by visiting www.truckforceservice.com Supported by these and other quality brands: For information on becoming a TruckForce ® Service Center, call 800.494.4731 TruckForce ® Service Center is a registered mark of VIPAR ® Heavy Duty Q U A L I T Y P R O D U C T S L E A D I N G B R A N D S Q U A L I T Y P R O D U C T S L E A D I N G B R A N D S Vipar_OVD1217_PG022.indd 1 11/27/17 3:07 PM LOVE'S HOSPITALITY, a branch of Love's Travel Stops, opened a 72- room Holiday Inn Express & Suites in South Hill, Virginia, next door to its existing travel stop. It features an indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, a 24-hour guest laundry center and an outdoor grill. PILOT FLYING J opened truck stops in Rhome, Texas, and Roch- ester, Indiana. The Texas location, on Highway 287, features six diesel fuel lanes with high-speed pumps and 52 truck parking spaces. The Indiana location, at Highways 31 and 25, offers five diesel fuel lanes with high-speed pumps and 33 truck parking spaces.