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The trucking industry faces an expanding compliance crackdown as states intensify safety inspections and enforce CDL regulations. This local enforcement is tightening the freight market, reducing available capacity, and pushing spot rates to near-record highs.
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Two private companies—Lone Star Haz Mat of Texas and Mainline Services LLC of Kansas City—applied to the FMCSA for five-year exemptions from Hours of Service rules. The requests were published in the Federal Register on June 30, with comments due July 30. AWM Associates' Michael Millard filed skeptical comments on both, citing safety and necessity concerns.
Logistics Highway, Post-Montgomery, Requires ELD Hookups for All Carriers by July 5
Highway is requiring all carriers on its compliance system to connect their electronic logging devices (ELDs) by July 5, a direct response to the Supreme Court's Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II ruling that makes brokers liable for carrier negligence. About 90% of carriers are already connected, but the remaining 10% face failed broker connections if they do not comply.