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Independent Truckers Adapt to New FMCSA Compliance Requirements BNO News
Two businesses argue that levies installed to address forced labor regulations are being used as a workaround to replace previously removed duties.
Georgia is moving ahead with an idea that most of the country has only talked about: a stretch of interstate where the trucks get their own road. The Georgia Department of Transportation has released a construction timeline for its I-75 Commercial Vehicle Lanes project, and the plan is concrete. Des
Here is how a person becomes a federally authorized motor carrier today. You apply for a USDOT number. As part of that application, you certify on a form, the MCS-150, that you are knowledgeable about the applicable federal motor carrier safety regulations and, where relevant, the hazardous material
International may decide to stagger the introduction of model-year 2027 engines compliant with incoming NOx emissions regulations, the parent company's CEO said.
SummaryView Transcript Tropical Storm Bertha is crawling along the Gulf Coast, raising concerns about significant coastal flooding and heavy rainfall. While this hurricane season is predicted to be quiet due to El Niño, Weather Optics’ Joshua Feldman explains why slow-moving storms like Bertha can s
Trucking co. wants FMCSA okay to log 1.3-mile trip between two facilities as ‘yard moves’ CDLLife
The Department of Homeland Security announced a partnership with the Department of Transportation after FMCSA identified approximately 75 CDL schools suspected of fraudulent activities. The post DHS, DOT partner to investigate 75 CDL training schools suspected of fraud appeared first on FreightWaves
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is urging Congress to strengthen commercial driver licensing standards by passing Dalilah’s Law. The post OOIDA urges House to vote on Dalilah’s Law after deadly Pennsylvania crash appeared first on FreightWaves.
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