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Broker 'confessions' novel aims at seedy underbelly of digital freight culture
"Confessions of a Freight Broker" is authored by a former broker and here reviewed by Long Haul Paul, who notes it's time for a serious conversation about money, and how much of it in trucking is making its way to those behind the wheel.
November 27, 2024
Life
Drug smuggling attempts worth millions busted at border
Border officials recently discovered $3.7 million in meth in a load of crushed marble stone, and $880K in cocaine in a load of broccoli. Also: Drug testing firm to get ahead of eventual oral fluid testing option with specimen collection training.
November 27, 2024
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March 24, 2025
Regulations
Fossil fuel company exec picked to lead Energy Department
Chris Wright, founder of Liberty Energy, is viewed as a fossil fuel "pragmatist." Also: Pre-Thanksgiving rates bump; Mack, Volvo dealer expands with acquisition in the Midwest; driver named Highway Angel for helping pedestrians involved in hit-and-run.
November 26, 2024
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Time to put an owner-operator behind the wheel of FMCSA?
"I like a challenge," said owner-operator Lee Schmitt of his campaign to head FMCSA. Schmitt has been working the incoming Trump administration, and promises to bring experience, hard work to the agency.
November 26, 2024
Business
Trump's Labor Secretary pick supported nationalized ABC test
Lori Chavez-DeRemer was one of three Republican co-sponsors on the 2023 PRO Act to codify the ABC contractor test for determining worker status for the purposes of seeking to unionize. Also: CVSA sets dates for human trafficking awareness campaign; more.
November 25, 2024
Life
Thanksgiving cargo theft trends: CargoNet reveals nearly $8M lost
The firm has tracked 174 cargo thefts over the last five Thanksgiving holidays. Also: CARB approves more funding for small-business ZEV transition; crude oil fleet asks FMCSA to allow pulsating brake light module on trucks.
November 22, 2024
Voices
POLL: Your view of FMCSA's broker transparency proposal?
It's a 78-pager of a notice issued earlier this week, we know, but: If you've now had time to digest the details, do you think the changes, if implemented, stand to materially impact rates and/or brokered-freight market dynamics? Weigh in here.
November 22, 2024
Regulations
Trucker rips off a loading bay door -- preventable?
Trucker John Doe was backing into a loading bay when, suddenly, the motorized bay door closed on his trailer. Could the accident, ultimately damaging the door extensively, be anything other than nonpreventable?
November 22, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA gives another week to comment on broker-suspension/bonding rules delay
Earlier this month, FMCSA proposed to delay the compliance date for a rule impacting bonding requirements and suspension procedures for brokers. Also: Bill to streamline TWIC, hazmat credentialing advances; Truck Parking Club's expansion continues; more.
November 21, 2024
Regulations
Brokers plan to fight FMCSA's transparency push
An FMCSA proposal would force brokers to reveal the rate the shipper paid on a load within 48 hours of the carrier's request. A carrier summed up the FMCSA's move this way: "about damn time." And brokers, meanwhile, geared up for a fight.
November 20, 2024
Regulations
Nebraska AG sues truck manufacturers over Clean Truck Partnership with CARB
After a lawsuit challenging California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation earlier this year, Nebraska's AG has set his sights on the OEMs and their "Clean Truck Partnership" with CARB. ATA also called on the manufacturers to abandon their California deal.
November 20, 2024
Life
Fleet owner guilty of orchestrating Ponzi scheme
Sanjay Singh, owner of Royal Bengal Logistics Inc., was found guilty by a Florida court this month and will be sentenced in February. Also: Trucking conditions were on definite decline through late Summer; Groendyke gets brake-light exemption renewal.
November 20, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA to move ahead with revamped CSA scores
The agency revealed changes it has made to the still-in-the-works CSA Safety Measurement System revamp, based on feedback received from truckers since the revamp was announced last year.
November 20, 2024
Regulations
4,000 tickets, warnings issued to truckers during Operation Safe Driver Week
The annual unsafe-driving enforcement initiative targeting cars and trucks resulted in nearly 6,000 total tickets/citations and warnings being issued. Also: Fleet owner hit for loan fraud; new Landstar facility includes parking; latest Highway Angel.
November 19, 2024
Regulations
Transparency: FMCSA proposes 'regulatory obligation' for brokers
A proposed rule seeks four amendments to existing broker transparency regulations, including a move from broker transparency as a "right" for motor carriers to a "regulatory obligation" for brokers to provide, whether they want to or not.
November 19, 2024
Regulations
Trump taps former Rep. Sean Duffy to lead DOT
If confirmed by the Senate, Trump said Duffy in his role as DOT Secretary “will prioritize Excellence, Competence, Competitiveness and Beauty when rebuilding America’s highways, tunnels, bridges and airports.”
November 18, 2024
Regulations
Keep Tracking, Rollingtrans ELDs removed from 'Registered Devices' list
FMCSA removed three devices from its Registered ELDs list Monday, requiring carriers and drivers to discontinue using them. Also: Nikola recalls battery-electric trucks; North Carolina reminds drivers to stay on truck routes; two new TA Express locations.
November 18, 2024
Regulations
Which FMCSA officials will leave when Trump takes office?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, like many government agencies, has a handful of political appointees in leadership that will likely get changed out under President-elect Donald Trump's new administration.
November 18, 2024
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