September 29, 2020
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is proposing to better define independent contractor in the context of the Fair Labor Standards Act. That law has long governed employer … Read more of this article
September 29, 2020
The word “mandatory” has been batted around in headlines and social media posts the last few weeks describing long-in-the-works reforms to driver drug testing protocol. But what, exactly, will be … Read more of this article
September 28, 2020
An overhauled hours of service rule that takes effect at 12:01 a.m. ET (9:01 PT) tonight, Sept. 29, will make changes to the 30-minute break requirement that could, many days, … Read more of this article
September 23, 2020
Protests over police violence have been ongoing since the summer, with protestors and police often clashing and, occasionally, protests spilling onto highways, which could make it difficult for drivers to … Read more of this article
September 21, 2020
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is launching a new panel to its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee that will be comprised of truck drivers. The new panel will provide … Read more of this article
September 21, 2020
Starting next Tuesday, Sept. 29, drivers will be able to effectively pause their 14-hour on-duty clocks for periods of several hours per shift under the new split-sleeper berth options afforded … Read more of this article
September 18, 2020
While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced that during the COVID-19 pandemic it will be using off-site compliance reviews more extensively, it still is continuing to conduct … Read more of this article
September 15, 2020
U.S. net trailer orders for August jumped 49% month-over-month to 28,700 units, the strongest activity since last October, according to preliminary data released Monday by FTR. August orders were 174% … Read more of this article
September 15, 2020
The U.S. DOT’s overhauled hours of service rule, which is meant to provide drivers and fleets with greater flexibility in their on- and off-duty cycles, takes effect in just two … Read more of this article
September 15, 2020
Freight volumes should remain sustained through year’s end as Americans continue to spend on retail goods — so far the underpinning of the economy’s, and trucking’s, recovery since the steep … Read more of this article