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Business
Driver shutdown afoot? Facebook groups stir controversy over calls to turn off the keys
With some groups of truckers coalesced around a “Truckers Stand as One” moniker and calling for an April 12 “industry-wide shutdown” — and an attendant media blitz in the run-up to that date Feb. 21 — views vary on whether any such action is necessary or even could be effective.
January 22, 2019
Voices
3 in 4 readers approve of government shutdown over wall funding
Readers feel strongly that the stalemate between a divided Congress and the President over immigration issues is one worth holding out to resolve, no matter how long the federal government will have to undergo its partial shutdown.
January 3, 2019
Voices
Partial government shutdown: Is the President/House’s $5 billion border-wall demand worth the shutdown result?
With the technical fifth day of a partial federal government shutdown under way (not the bulk of the DOT, which remains open through budgetary-led shutdowns typically), led by a demand for $5 billion in border wall funding, what’s your view: Is such funding demand worth the cost?
December 26, 2018
Business
Dem lawmakers ask DOT to reject ATA’s petition for reprieve from Calif. break laws
ATA in early October petitioned the DOT to intervene into the ongoing conflict over the state’s stringent laws, which a federal court in 2014 ruled apply to trucking companies and their drivers. A group of 19 Democrats in the House and Senate, however, asked the DOT to reject the petition, saying it requires a Congressional statute.
November 8, 2018
Voices
POLL: How do you plan to vote in midterm U.S. House of Representatives elections?
Will the incumbent or challenger get your vote in the midterm elections happening in U.S. House of Representative districts around the nation?
October 12, 2018
Custom Rigs
10-4 D.C. event under way: Scenes from the Fredericksburg rally point preparing for the convoy downtown
Check out some of the scenes at the rally point for the 10-4 D.C. truck event. Take a look at the video footage, too. Details and more on Overdrive Online.
October 4, 2018
Business
Congress’ FAA deal skips measure addressing Calif. driver break laws
The meal and rest breaks provision has been sought by the ATA and the Western States Trucking Association for years. Details on reauthorization and more here.
September 25, 2018
Business
As feds drag feet on driver drug testing updates, carrier group presses for larger reforms
Urine and hair testing are both reliable indicators of drug use, but different in their detection windows. Find out more on Overdrive.
July 10, 2018
Channel 19
New bill would require study of driver loss as a result of mandated ELDs
The bill, should it succeed, would require the DOT Secretary to study the extent to which the ELD mandate has driven professional drivers from the industry.
July 3, 2018
Business
Senate omits ELD reprieve for livestock haulers, driver breaks provision in DOT spending bill
The Senate's 2019 U.S. DOT appropriations bill, unlike the House's bill, lacks policy reforms for ELD compliance for livestock haulers & state enforced breaks.
June 8, 2018
Business
House committee clears bill with ELD waiver for livestock haulers, dismissal of state-mandated driver breaks
In addition to delaying ELDs for livestock and bee haulers until Sept. 2019, the bill will block state-enforced carrier paid breaks for truck drivers.
May 25, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Bill filed in House would exempt owner-operators from ELD mandate
Small trucking companies, defined as those with 10 or fewer trucks, may be exempt from using ELDs if a new bill passes the House, Senate, and the President.
May 24, 2018
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