Max KvideraBusinessTWIC fees cutApplicants for Transportation Worker Identification Credentials will pay slightly less starting March 19.March 13, 2012BusinessTeamsters challenges Mexican trucker safetyUnion countered to halt cross-border trucking program with Mexico, which was preceded by Mexico filing a brief.March 12, 2012BusinessReport: EPA underestimated compliance costsReport claims agency underestimated emission compliance costs for new trucks by a factor of two to five for model years 2004-2010.March 8, 2012BusinessFTR forecasts higher growth, driver payThe driver shortage resulted from a “cyclical drag,” which is the industry’s inability to recruit and employ drivers fast enough, and a “regulatory drag” brought on by new government rules.March 8, 2012BusinessFMCSA asks court to exclude recorder use surveyDriver survey indicated enforcement officers make poor use of EOBR data, but carriers utilize the devices effectively to harass drivers.March 8, 2012BusinessTrucking company owner sentenced for fraudA Minnesota trucking company operator faces 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding owner-operators out of back pay.March 7, 2012BusinessTrucking company owner sentenced for defrauding owner-operatorsA Minnesota trucking company operator faces 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding owner-operators out of back pay.March 7, 2012BusinessCalifornia fines carriers over air qualityCalifornia Air Resources Board just settled 33 cases of air quality violations for nearly $227,000 in penalties.March 6, 2012BusinessEEOC charges Celadon violated disability actAgency alleges carrier unlawfully subjected driver applicants to medical screenings and rejected them because of disabilities or perceived disabilities.March 2, 2012BusinessFederal, state governments review owner-operator statusFederal and state entities increasingly are questioning if owner-operators should be regarded as employees for tax purposes.March 2, 2012Previous PagePage 2 of 51Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsLike-new 2000 Freightliner cabover another horse in Everhart's stableSelf-described "old cabover guy" Cline Everhart showed a second among his personal COEs, a 2000 Freightliner Argosy that still looks new. Aside from paint, fenders and lights, the truck is still mostly like he bought it more than a decade ago.Custom RigsCustom Rigs Showdown: Round 2 rollsPartners in Business'Costs are just crazy': 42% of truckers expect to be priced out of health coverage as ACA subsidies expireOverdrive RadioTrucker David May's emotional highs, lows on mission with Wreaths Across AmericaFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
