Jill DunnBusinessNew Mexico expands CDL retesting opportunitiesNew Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a bill that will increase the number of times the CDL knowledge test may be taken from three times per year to twice a week.March 19, 2014BusinessTrucker strike, shutdown continues at Port Vancouver as owner-ops reject proposalContainer truck traffic has fallen 85 percent at Canada’s Port Vancouver, where union and non-union truckers have rejected a mediator’s return-to-work proposal. The unionized Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers’ Association and United Truckers Association, the port’s owner-operator organization, refused mediator’s Vince Ready tentative agreement March 8. The federally-appointed third-party intermediary met with truckers to broker the proposal. […]March 13, 2014BusinessIndependent contractor status in question: What’s happening with ‘misclassification’ efforts nationwideTrucking and labor nationwide are engaged in a debate over what determines independent contractor status, as lawmakers and courts consider whether owner-operators should be classified as employees.March 11, 2014BusinessDOT tells appeals court federal law does not supersede Calif.’s lunch break lawFederal preemption does not prevent California’s meal-and-rest regulations from applying to truck drivers, the U.S. Department of Transportation told an appellate court this week.March 7, 2014Hours of ServiceHouse approves bill to exempt some fuel haulers from hours regs until May 31U.S. House members have approved a measure that would extend hours-of-service exemptions for propane and home heating fuel haulers to May 31.March 5, 2014BusinessMore truckers join strike at Vancouver port over wait times, ratesUnion drivers plan to join a non-union truckers’ strike at Canada’s Port Vancouver. Port officials are considering solutions, and they have obtained an injunction against protestors disrupting operations.March 4, 2014BusinessTruckers protest at Vancouver port, disrupt operationsStakeholders at Canada’s Port Vancouver say protesting non-union truckers have attempted to intimidate drivers working the facility, while the port’s container hauler union may strike, too.March 3, 2014BusinessOregon governor asks port to address wait time for truckersOregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has asked the Port of Portland to “seek immediate independent review” of equipment dockworkers say has caused excessive wait times for truckers at one port terminal.February 28, 2014BusinessVancouver port truckers plan shutdown for Feb. 26Truckers serving Canada’s Port Vancouver plan to stop work Feb. 26 in protest of excessive wait time and other issues.February 25, 2014BusinessWorker advocacy groups say nearly 70 percent of port truckers misclassified as contractorsNearly 50,000 of the 75,000 port truckers in the U.S. are misclassified as independent contractors, according to a recent report, which says the misclassification costs federal and state governments significant tax losses.February 24, 2014Previous PagePage 20 of 38Next PageTop StoriesTrucker of the YearOwner-op holy grail: Decades of direct freight in a custom '81 359Owner-operator Ron Kelsey has been hauling for the same two shipper customers since he got his authority as an independent in 1994. Managing those relationships, and his award-winning 1981 Peterbilt 359, keep his business running strong.Custom Rigs23-year-old Cameron Bagley's 1999 Pete 379 carries on father's legacyRegulationsEnforcing Trump's English language mandate 'not part of California law': CHPRegulationsEPA set to unravel 'disastrous' federal trucking emissions regulationsFeatured SponsorDezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so good
