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A lawsuit involving the question of independent contractor vs. employee status is now a class action. The post Illinois employee driver v. contractor lawsuit now a class action fight appeared first on FreightWaves.
The current enforcement environment reflects a return to a rule that dates to 1937 but was unevenly applied for much of the past decade.
The long-awaited proposed changes in a set of EPA heavy-duty truck regulations that loosely is referred to as “the NoX rule,” because its provisions are aimed at reducing emissions of that pollutant, were released by the agency Thursday as it declared the revised standards will not bring any changes
The EPA on July 9 proposed rolling back emission standards for new heavy-duty trucks, including buses, garbage trucks and semis.
A U.S. District Court ruled Monday that Yellow Corp. is not required to compensate Teamster employees for delayed layoff notices during its 2023 shutdown. The post Yellow Corp. escapes WARN Act payouts appeared first on FreightWaves.
For years, commercial trucking insurers have encouraged fleets to participate in telematics programs by offering premium discounts in exchange for access to electronic driving data. Programs that once focused primarily on rewarding safe driving have gradually become an increasingly important part of
“Foreign dispatchers should not be able to manipulate trucking safety records from halfway around the world,” said Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.).
CDL drivers no longer required to self-report violations to states under new FMCSA rule CDLLife
FMCSA eyes increased enforcement of drug and alcohol rules for non-CDL commercial vehicle drivers CDLLife
FMCSA eyes increased enforcement of drug and alcohol rules for non-CDL commercial vehicle drivers CDLLife
Group sues FMCSA for decertification of two states' CDL programs overdriveonline.com
Amazon is facing a possible lawsuit from the FTC that may lead to billions of dollars in civil penalties over claims the e-commerce giant misled advertisers.
As access to non-domiciled CDLs tightens, law enforcement officers are increasingly citing truck drivers without valid credentials.
Fleets run across a patchwork of state rules, enforcement patterns, and weigh stations that rarely look the same from one corridor to the next. Planning around those moving parts is where weigh station bypass strategy is headed.
FMCSA is removing obsolete rules from its trucking regulations, aiming to reduce compliance costs and paperwork without affecting safety.
Spend a day on any interstate in this country and you will lose count. Trucks rolling down the highway with the company name scrawled on the door in black marker. USDOT numbers handwritten so small you would have to be parked next to the truck to read them. Letters smeared, crooked, half peeled off,
FMCSA eases HOS rules for fertilizer haulers in 35 states Truck News
A Note Before We Start Tax law is not a place for general advice to substitute for specific counsel. The concepts in this article are educational. The numbers used are illustrative. Your actual tax situation depends on your entity structure, your annual taxable income, your state’s conformity with f
Two weeks ago, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration flipped the switch on the biggest overhaul of its registration infrastructure in decades. The legacy systems carriers had used for years, including the Unified Registration System, the Licensing and Insurance public filing system, and th
FMCSA waives hours-of-service and ELD rules for truckers hauling fertilizer CDLLife