Trucking news and briefs for Friday, April 29, 2022: FMCSA incorporates new HHG recommendations into regsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week announced it is incorporating certain recommendations from the Household Goods Consumer Protection Working Group into the Transportation of Household Goods regulations. The agency says the changes will streamline documentation requirements, increase efficiency for the transportation of household goods by interstate household goods motor carriers, improve consumer education and protection for individual shippers, and combat fraud. The recommendations update a variety of requirements under 49 CFR part 375. Among recommendations FMCSA is adding to HHG regulations include:
The revisions to the HHG regulations will take effect June 27, and the guidance documents published at 76 FR 50537, Aug. 15, 2011, and 78 FR 25782, May 2, 2013, are rescinded as of June 27, FMCSA said. Highway Transport driver named Tanker Driver of the YearA driver for Highway Transport was named the winner of the 2021-2022 William A. Usher Tanker Driver of the Year Award earlier this week. Thomas Frain received his grand champion award during ceremonies at the National Tank Truck Carriers' annual conference at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. Frain has been in the trucking industry for more than 30 years and in the tank truck industry for seven. For those seven years, he has been driving for Highway Transport in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he resides. He's been a driver trainer for the past four years. The other 2021-2022 champion finalists were:
Combined, the finalists have driven professionally for a total of 300 years. https://ift.tt/Jm3OxGY
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