{"text":"FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez testified to a Senate committee on Wednesday, June 19, that he expected the agency's notice of proposed rulemaking for revised hours-of-service regulations to be published soon, but he did not provide a date.\n\n\n\"I do believe we are in the final stages of the process, and I'm hopeful that it will be short order,\" Martinez said during the the for the committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. \"I hesitate to put a date on It.\"\n\n\nAs of now, FMCSA's proposed rule continues to be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. OMB allows up for up to 90 days for review of proposed rules and allows for one 30-day extension. However, there is no assurance a rule will Clear. A proposed speed-limiter rule was under review at OMB for more than a year before being killed.\n\n\nUS Department Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced during the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., that a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding hours of service had been sent to OMB for review on March 28.\n\n\nDuring Chao's speech at the truck show, she didn't provide specific details of the proposal but did promise that the agency had listened to truck drivers' requests for more flexibility within the rules.\n\n\nThe Senate hearing was called to examine implementation of the FAST Act, which expires in 2020, and DOT priorities as Congress prepares for surface transportation reauthorization.\n\n\nMartinez told lawmakers that the electronic logging device mandate, which took effect in December 2017, highlighted areas of the current hours-of-service regulations that may need to \"adjust or improve.\"\n\n\nRead more: http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=74413#.XQwKTYgza1s ","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}
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