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Channel 19

Photos posted to Facebook net $1 million crash settlement

Ever posted a photo you took from the driver’s seat to Facebook? The plaintiff’s bar thanks you.

September 27, 2014

Business

Drivers’ case against Wal-Mart Trans. over unpaid on-duty time gets class-action certification

A federal court in California has ruled a lawsuit brought by drivers against Wal-Mart Transportation may proceed as a class-action lawsuit. The driver plaintiffs claim that between 1993 and now, they did not receive the minimum wage required by state law, nor were they allowed to take their state-required meal and rest breaks.

September 17, 2014

Business

Eaton to settle with ZF, Meritor for $500 million

The settlement agreement is subject to ZF Friedrichshafen AG corporate approval, which is expected in early July.

June 24, 2014

Business

Lawsuit over FMCSA guidance on CSA scores dismissed

In a brief to media and members, the board of the Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck Transportation reported that the suit they brought against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2012 had been decided in favor of FMCSA.

June 17, 2014

Business

Legislation introduced to clarify broker/shipper carrier-selection requirements

TIA believes H.R. 4727 would remove the “confusing and conflicting vagaries” of CSA BASIC data as it relates to charges of the negligent selection of a carrier,

May 23, 2014

Business

Lawsuits allege Caterpillar concealed defects in 2007-2010 engines

Lawsuits filed against Caterpillar claim that its 2007-2010 year model ACERT C13 and C15 engines were defective and that the company concealed the information from buyers and owners.

May 7, 2014

Business

Clean Ports bill floated in Congress

The Clean Ports Act, introduced for the third time in as many years in Congress, would give states and local jurisdictions more authority over interstate commerce.

August 29, 2013

Business

FMCSA’s enforcement authority growth spurt

With the Unified Registration System at final rule status and in implementation phase, some watchers see a future powerful tool for FMCSA in its efforts to target noncompliant carriers.

August 23, 2013

Business

Oral arguments set for CSA suit

The suit brought by the Alliance for Safe and Efficient Truck Transportation (ASECTT), filed last year in federal district court in Washington, D.C., will see first oral arguments made Sept. 10.

July 27, 2013

Voices

Team driver to law enforcement: ‘Don’t wake me up’

This letter from reader Martin Hill calls for state/federal law enforcement and inspection staff to cease practice of forcing sleeping codrivers awake for nothing more than an I.D. check.

June 21, 2013

Channel 19

Monday round-up: Twisted traffic light, missing person, CSA No. 1 concern

Imagine pulling up to a 75-signal traffic light — would you ignore it? And: CSA is increasingly under fire from the industry, more on a missing Oklahoma teenager.

November 5, 2012

Channel 19

CSA two-punch: Second lawsuit brought

A suit against the FMCSA’s CSA program brought by the ASECTT group alleged unfairness to small carriers within FMCSA’s compliance and enforcement regime.

July 19, 2012