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OOIDA says report on drivers' drug use 'meaningless'
The recent Trucking Alliance drug-use report called for hair testing over urine testing. Also: FMCSA updates vision standard for certain drivers; Howes launches new 'emergency rescue' product; latest Highway Angel; new Love's in Texas, Illinois.
January 24, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA proposes big UCR fee reduction | Canadian truckers protest border vax mandate
The proposed UCR fees for the 2023 registration year would be reduced 27% below 2022 fees. Also: Canadian truckers crowded the roads with anti-vaccine mandate flags; R452A refrigerant with much lower GWP rating coming standard in Thermo King reefers.
January 21, 2022
Business
How a plaintiffs' attorney shop works -- and how truckers can play defense to work it
Presenting a kind of "anatomy" of an advertising plaintiffs’ attorney shop, with a mind to give trucking companies of all shapes and sizes tips on getting ahead of the threat of post-crash litigation from such firms.
January 18, 2022
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XPO port drivers call for union elections, complain to NLRB
The move follows an October 2021 settlement in which XPO paid contractors $30 million but did not reclassify their employment.
January 21, 2022
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FMCSA's new 'Entry Level' training regs loom, old-school training ways survive
As for-hire trainers around the nation continue to pop up in FMCSA's new registry and adjust processes to fit the new rule, among "private" providers is one small fleet whose old-school apprenticeship approach will thrive even with new regs.
January 20, 2022
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DOT tasks its COVID response and recovery boss to lead FMCSA
Robin Hutcheson has been named Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, taking over the role vacated by the departure of Meera Joshi earlier this month.
January 19, 2022
Business
How to confront the post-crash litigation threat
An operator is his/her own first best line of defense at the very scene of an accident when it comes to the potential for litigation, however minor. That’s in addition to these time-worn tactics to fight back against aggressive claimants and attorneys.
January 18, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA shuts down Florida-based small fleet after fatal crash | Diesel price increases wipe out recent drops
A post-crash investigation into the company and its owners found 'egregious' safety violations, FMCSA said. Also: Fuel prices surged 6.8 cents last week to come within a penny of 2021's high; Spot rates reached $3/mile for vans for first time in history.
January 19, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA updates warning-letter protocol to hit more carriers | Expect I-35 delays in southern Okla.
FMCSA now sending more warning letters for Unsafe Driving BASIC scores. In other news: I-35 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction near mile marker 8 in Oklahoma; Cummins/Rush now joint natural gas developers; more ELD data in Trucker Tools.
January 18, 2022
Business
The pervasive impact of nuclear-verdicts hype, threat
This series charts buzz around so-called "nuclear" post-crash verdicts – extremely high awards to plaintiffs after truck crashes -- which has reached an inevitable outcome in the New Orleans staged-accident ring. Bedrock cost impacts are felt by all.
January 18, 2022
Life
Be prepared for winter weather this weekend in Midwest, Southeast, Northeast
FMCSA officially establishes under-21 pilot and Canada reverses course again on vax mandate.
January 14, 2022
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Does trucking have 'seriously' under-reported cocaine problem?
A new study from the Trucking Alliance uses hair drug testing results to suggest that drivers actually use cocaine more than marijuana, and that hair testing would essentially double the number of disqualified drivers. But plenty questions remain.
January 14, 2022
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SCOTUS spikes Biden vaccine mandate but issue not fully put to bed
Now that the Supreme Court has reinstated a temporary injunction against the controversial COVID vaccine mandate, the case is heading back to a lower court that, though unlikely, could save the rule. Plus, OSHA could make the rule permanent.
January 13, 2022
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Supreme Court rules OHSA's vaccine mandate will not take effect
The Justices voted 6-3 in agreement with the challenges to the mandate, which claimed that OSHA and the Secretary of Labor did not have the authority to issue the mandate.
January 13, 2022
Regulations
OSHA clarified vaccine mandate's non-application for most truck drivers | Canada relaxes border vax mandate
The mandate would only have affected workers at employers with 100+ employees, and the majority of truck drivers at those fleets would be precluded from it. Also: Canada relaxes border vax requirement; N.Y. to allow third-party CDL road testers; more.
January 13, 2022
Business
Pay-per-day insurance? High-tech startup Lula thinks it's found its trucking niche
This high-tech venture capital-backed insurance startup promises to save independents and small fleets money by offering pay-by-the-day insurance rates and an "empathetic" approach. While the concept is novel, watchers have their questions.
January 11, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA takes first step to start under-21 apprenticeship pilot program
The agency is requesting the White House grant "emergency approval" of an information collection request regarding an under-21 apprenticeship program. Also: DOD HHG contract awarded to KBR-led joint venture; MATS is back in late March; more.
January 7, 2022
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Study: Trucking accidents increased after ELD mandate
Newly published Univ. of Arkansas study found that the ELD mandate correlated with an increase in both accidents and in recorded unsafe driving incidents, specifically speeding.
January 6, 2022
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