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By 2020 global international aviation emissions are predicted to be about 70 percent higher than emissions in 2005. �� iStockphoto/Thinkstock 53-foot or longer. It is important to note that drayage fleets that operate within a 100 mile radius of a port or intermodal rail yard are exempt from this new regulation. Normally, vehicles that operate in California must comply with California���s regulations, including those from Canada and Mexico. However, businesses with noncompliant vehicles can request a Three Day Pass that allows them to operate within the state. ���The Three Day Pass allows one vehicle per company, per year, to operate for three consecutive days in the state of California without complying with the Truck and Bus regulation as long as they requested the pass three days prior to the date they wish to operate,��� says Caesar. Other rules in the trucking industry include changes to the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. In particular, there are two significant updates to the HOS, which is scheduled to go into effect on July 1. One provision places limitations on minimum 34-hour restarts, which must ���require that anyone using the 34-hour restart provision have as part of the restart, two periods that 44 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 include 1:00am to 5:00am��� according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). In addition to the 34-hour restart provision, a driver may drive only if eight hours or less have passed since the end of the driver���s last 30 minute rest break. Some trucking organizations have expressed concern with the latest updates to the HOS rule. Members of the Arlington, Virginia-based American Trucking Associations (ATA) believe the updated rule will actually do more harm than good by placing additional drivers and trucks on the road to accommodate the new requirements. ���We���re one of the organizations challenging the regulations,��� says Dave Osiecki, SVP of policy and regulatory affairs for the ATA. ���There is little or no new research that supports these rules and that���s the main reason we���re challenging them.��� Although trucking organizations like the ATA are challenging the new rule, Osiecki suggests that carriers should plan and prepare for compliance, should the latest HOS rule become effective on July 1. ��� FOOD LOGISTICS In the meantime, the trucking industry should expect to see regulations mandating the use of electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) on the horizon. Furthermore, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) EOBR legislation, which was signed into law July 6, 2012, requires the FMCSA to issue a final rule for the mandate by July 2013. The effective date of the mandate ��� two years after the issuance of the final rule ��� is set for July 2015. Changes for the aviation sector Last November, the European Commission postponed the implementation of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) due to various issues and oppositions to the law. The EU ETS, which planned to place a cap on the total amount of emissions that can be emitted by all flights to and from Europe, is said to encroach on the sovereignty of other countries��� airspace. ���During the summer, 17 nations met in Washington, D.C. to discuss steps to address international aviation emissions through the www.foodlogistics.com