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14 | Overdrive | May 2018 Logbook New violations associated with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin- istration's electronic logging device mandate now are associated with the House of Service Compliance BASIC category in the Compliance Safety Accountability program's Safety Measurement System. "These violations are not being applied retroactively; violations recorded prior to April 1, 2018, will not be counted in SMS," the agency noted. However, carriers having received a violation for not having an ELD on board and in use should pay attention to the code used on the inspection report. If issued before April 1 with a code that is something other than 395.22(a), such carriers may have grounds for a DataQs-system chal- lenge to have the code changed to remove the violation (often encoded under 395.8 or 395.15 sections) from scoring in the system. Motor carriers that have received ELD-related violations post-April 1 will "start to see them reflected in their HOS Compliance BASIC in early May 2018 when the next monthly SMS results are released," FMCSA says. With the most recent update, several new violations are available, and severity weights associated with them in the internal safety-scoring program have been determined and newly published. Among them are new code variations on the 395.8(a) violation incurred for having no record of duty status/no logbook when required, all of which come with a 5 (out of 10) severity weight, with two more points added when an out-of-service order is associated: • 395.8A-ELD, having no logbook when an ELD is required. • 395.8A-NON-ELD, the same violation but incurred when an ELD is not required (such as in the case of an ELD-exempt truck). • 395.8A1, incurred for not using the appropriate method to record hours of service. Most severity weights for ELD violations are low 1 weights. – Todd Dills ELD violations added to CSA A House bill would allow drivers to take one break per day of up to three hours that would not count against their 14-hour on-duty allotment. The bill filed in late March mirrors a petition filed by the Owner-Opera- tor Independent Drivers Association that calls for a pause button for a driver's daily 14-hour clock of up to three hours and the removal of the 30-minute break required by current hours of service regulations. The Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers Act (REST Act), filed by Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), still would require drivers to log 10 consecutive off-duty hours before beginning their next 14-hour on-duty period. Babin's bill, backed by OOIDA, comes as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is studying adding HOS flexibility via split-sleep- er berth options. – James Jaillet Bill would allow drivers to pause 14-hour clock Under the bill, drivers would be able to pause their on-duty period for up to three hours a day. LOGAN MIZE and the Kentucky Headhunters will perform at this year's Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 12-14 at the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa. Mize will perform July 12 in a concert sponsored by Cat Scale. The Kentucky Headhunt- ers will perform July 13 in a concert sponsored by Mobil Delvac. The show also will feature the Super Truck Beauty Contest, an antique truck display, a pork chop cookout, the Trucker Olympics, carnival games, fireworks shows and over 175 exhibits. PILOT FLYING J opened three new travel centers in the Permian Basin region of West Texas. The Orla location along U.S. 285 fea- tures a PJ Fresh, a Dunkin Donuts Express and 50 truck parking spaces. The Kermit location along State Route 302 has a PJ Fresh, a Dunkin Donuts Express and 25 parking spaces. The Pecos location on South Bickley Avenue offers a PJ Fresh, a Dunkin Donuts Express and nine parking spots. DAIMLER TRUCKS recalled 7,128 model-year 2017-19 Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700 and 6900 trucks for a potential electrical issue involving a power stud that could contact the bulkhead, resulting in an electrical arc that could cause a fire.