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Today, the West Virginia Trucking Association and their national counterpart, the American Trucking Associations, are urging motorists to slow down and pay attention while driving through work zone areas. With National Work Zone Awareness Week 2014 marking the 15th anniversary of this life-saving safety campaign, elite drivers with millions of accident-free miles are educating the public on how to stay safe.
National Work Zone Awareness Week 2014 runs from April 7-11.
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On March 21 President Obama signed into law a bill that extends waivers of the federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations to help ease the nationwide shortage of propane and home heating fuels caused by distribution problems and high winter demands. The “Home Heating Emergency Assistance through Transportation” or “HHEATT” Act (H.R.4076) provides guaranteed extensions of HOS waivers issued after February 5, 2014 until May 31, 2014 for 35 states and the District of Columbia. The DOT, in consultation with state Governors, may terminate the guaranteed extensions prior to May 31 but only if current emergencies subside.
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The following article discussing state road funding appeared today in the WV Metro News:
About the Roads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state senator from Monongalia County said it will take a combination of “creative financing” and “courage from lawmakers” to seriously address West Virginia’s road construction and maintenance needs in the years ahead.
“We’re needing $400 million to catch up, $800 million to get ahead of the curve and $1.2 billion to get all those new projects that are currently on the books off the books,” said Sen. Bob Beach (D-Monongalia, 13), chairman of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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Updated rule would slash highest federal paperwork burden after taxes and prevent fatigued drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposal to require interstate commercial truck and bus companies to use Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in their vehicles to improve compliance with the safety rules that govern the number of hours a driver can work.
The proposed rulemaking would significantly reduce the paperwork burden associated with hours-of-service recordkeeping for interstate truck and bus drivers – the largest in the federal government following tax-related filings – and improve the quality of logbook data.
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