Trucking industry warns DOL that modifying federal worker classification rules would be catastrophic

The Biden Administration’s Department of Labor is currently sifting through upwards of 50,000 comments regarding its proposed modification of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the Federal Register.

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Bipartisan bill introduced to Congress guarantees restroom access while waiting on pickup or delivery

Truck drivers often have a difficult time finding restrooms because they are frequently on the road and may not know the area they are in well.

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Operation Safe Driver Week shows speeding is the leading cause of driver citations

During Operation Safe Driver Week - a seven-day stretch of deliberate outreach and enforcement by the CVSA - more than 35,000 commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles were pulled over in the U.S. and Canada.

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Trucking industry expressed distaste over federal electronic identifier proposal

The country’s motor carriers and independent truckers have not been shy about their opinion on the potential of a federally-mandated unique electronic identifier placed in large trucks.

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Insurance talk can be a drag, but increasing premiums is a must

Accidents involving big rigs, rising medical and litigation costs, inexperienced truckload capacity, and catastrophic losses are all putting major pressure on the insurance industry as a whole.

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