FMCSA
Makes Some Hours Exemptions Permanent
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration has retroactively adopted several regulations required by
the FAST Act highway bill dealing mainly with exemptions.
The FAST Act requires FMCSA to make changes to its regulations “to ensure
they are current and consistent with the statutory requirements” laid out
in the bill. These regulations are retroactively effective as of Oct. 1,
2015.
FMCSA’s newly-adopted regulations that affect the trucking industry are as
follows: Exemptions granted by FMCSA will now be effective for five years
instead of the previous two years. Exemption renewals will also be granted
for five years. The new regulation also allows exemption applicants who
have been denied to resubmit the application addressing the reason for
denial.
The FAST Act made permanent three existing exemptions from 30-minute break
requirements. The first was granted to the National Ready Mixed Concrete
Association, which allows drivers of ready-mixed concrete trucks to use the
time spent waiting at job sites or terminals to meet the requirements for
the break. The second was granted to the California Farm Bureau Federation,
which allows drivers transporting bees in interstate commerce to be exempt
from the 30-minute break rule. The third exemption from the 30-minute break
rule made permanent was for the Agricultural and Food Transporters
Conference of the American Trucking Associations, exempting livestock
haulers from the rule while transporting livestock.
Motor carriers transporting a motor home or recreational vehicle trailer in
a driveaway-towaway operation can use either paper logs or electronic
logging devices. Drivers of ready-mixed concrete vehicles are exempt from
keeping records of duty status if the driver is operating within a 100-mile
radius of the normal work reporting location; working no more than 14
hours; having at least 10 consecutive hours off-duty after each 14 hours
on-duty; and not exceeding 11 hours of driving time following 10
consecutive hours off-duty.
The motor carrier that employs the driver is required to keep accurate time
records in these situations. States now have the authority to waive the
hazmat endorsement requirement for drivers who transport 1,000 gallons or
less of diesel fuel. The states can make this waiver if the driver is an
employee of a custom harvester operation, agrichemical business, farm
retail outlet and supplier or livestock feeder; and is hauling less than
1,000 gallons of diesel in a container that is marked with flammable or
combustible placards.
The full Federal Register notice can be seen here.
OCA
Laborers’ Heavy Highway Agreement Now Available
The first of OCA’s 2016-2019
Heavy Highway agreements is now in print and available for review and/or
downloading. The agreement is available on OCA’s website www.ohiocontractors.org. You can
click on the link in the “Breaking News” section, or click on Member
Services, then Labor, and you will find a PDF version of the OCA Laborers
agreement there that you can download. You can also click here to access the contract now.
We will announce the availability of the remaining 2016-2019 Agreements as
they are finalized by the printer and posted on line. All will be in PDF
format and can be downloaded as needed. Once all agreements are complete,
we are working with the printer to incorporate them all on a thumb drive
unit that will be available for sale to members and the public. We will no
longer print or stock the small contract books.
If you have any questions about the OCA Labor Agreements, please contact
Mark Potnick or Emily Pickens in the OCA office.
Final Acceptance of ODOT
Projects
Proj.
#
|
Company
Name
|
District
|
Date
|
139(13)
|
Stanley
Miller Construction
|
D11
|
12-14
|
554(13)
|
Karvo
Paving Company
|
D11
|
03-15
|
3025(13)
|
Great
Lakes Construction Co.
|
HAM
|
06-16
|
24(14)
|
Foill,
Incorporated
|
PIK
|
07-16
|
79(14)
|
Shelly
Company
|
D11
|
05-16
|
133(14)
|
Shelly
Company
|
FRA
|
05-16
|
212(14)
|
Trucco
Construction Co.
|
D11
|
05-16
|
328(14)
|
Independence
Excavating, Inc.
|
D11
|
05-16
|
373(14)
|
Barrett
Paving Materials, Inc.
|
CLA
|
07-16
|
378(14)
|
Strawser
Construction Inc.
|
FAY/MAD
|
01-16
|
469(14)
|
A & A
Safety, Inc.
|
ROS
|
07-16
|
489(14)
|
Shelly
& Sands, Inc.
|
D11
|
06-16
|
519(14)
|
Shelly
& Sands, Inc.
|
D11
|
06-16
|
547(14)
|
A.P.
O’Horo, Company
|
D11
|
05-16
|
574(14)
|
Brown
County Asphalt, Inc.
|
BRO
|
06-16
|
576(14)
|
BCC Ohio,
Incorporated
|
D09
|
07-16
|
1022(14)
|
Ohio
Irrigation Lawn Sprinkler
|
MOT
|
06-16
|
3009(14)
|
Shelly
& Sands, Inc.
|
D06
|
01-16
|
8005(14)
|
Shelly
& Sands, Inc.
|
D11
|
06-16
|
8019(14)
|
Buds,
Inc.
|
MAD
|
01-16
|
13(15)
|
John R.
Jurgensen Co.
|
HAM
|
06-16
|
14(15)
|
Complete
General Construction
|
HAM
|
06-16
|
16(15)
|
Shelly
& Sands, Inc.
|
MOE
|
07-16
|
113(15)
|
Ohio-West
Virginia Excavating Co.
|
NOB
|
07-16
|
222(15)
|
R C
Construction Company
|
HOC
|
07-16
|
227(15)
|
Shelly
Company
|
MEG
|
07-16
|
269(15)
|
Shelly
& Sands, Inc.
|
HOC
|
07-16
|
291(15)
|
Shelly
& Sands, Inc.
|
WAS
|
07-16
|
382(16)
|
Shelly
Company
|
GAL
|
07-16
|
387(15)
|
Shelly
& Sands, Inc.
|
NOB
|
07-16
|
425(15)
|
Barrett
Paving Materials
|
SHE
|
07-16
|
446(15)
|
Lake Erie
Construction Co.
|
ROS
|
07-16
|
513(15)
|
Brumbaugh
Construction
|
DAR
|
07-16
|
1020(15)
|
Griffin
Pavement Striping
|
DISTRICT
WIDE
|
06-16
|
1022(15)
|
A & A
Safety, Inc.
|
D09
|
07-16
|
1041(15)
|
Shelly
& Sands, Inc.
|
GUE
|
07-16
|
2004(15)
|
Alllard
Excavation LLC
|
GAL
|
07-16
|
|