Truck Driver Issues

Fuel haulers are getting relief from hours-of-service rules as a winter storm moves into the Northeast.

Proposed mandatory guidelines to hair test for drugs could change — or see a lengthy delay.

State-by-state permission to park overnight at weigh stations isn’t consistent across the country.

Truck parking reservation platform TruckPark is adding more locations to its platform through a partnership with national parking provider ParkMyFleet.

Ongoing risks attributed to COVID-19 trigger a three-month extension to hours-of-service exemptions.

A judge denied the request by truckload carrier Western Express to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a driver seeking meal- and rest-break pay.

Doctors have been identified in the lawsuit, a truck driver was fired after one “accident,” and C.R. England paid out over $4 million in a case.

Two GlobalTranz employees whose job classification changed have filed suit for overtime, but the suit seeks much larger class certification.

A member of Congress bets on getting his truck parking expansion proposal included in the highway bill.

The size of Uber Freight’s “fleet” is about 71,000 carriers.

The former owner of Sisic Transport admitted to altering thousands of logbook entries for his drivers, using Omnitracs’ automatic onboard recording device software.

Charges against a newly minted trucker are dropped as prosecutors point to his “lack of involvement” in $2.8 million worth of marijuana found in a sealed trailer of pork at the U.S.-Canada border.

NFI driver Roger Daily credits his dad’s incredible work ethic and a man named Cliff Capps for his 30-year career and impressive 6 million safe miles.

A drop between December and January is normal, and the strong market did not reverse that.

The number of jobs in the warehousing and storage sector also fell from December to January.

OOIDA testifies on vaccine and truck parking concerns before the House transportation committee.

Also on this week’s podcast: Diesel gains back almost all of the pandemic losses

What suggestions would you give new Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg? Our reporters share theirs in this FreightWaves roundtable.

Trucks hauling COVID vaccines won’t get pulled over, says the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.

Compliance with record-keeping regulations is a time-consuming task that can easily fall through the cracks as busy fleet executives focus on day-to-day tasks.

CDC implements President Biden’s executive order on mask requirements at transport hubs.

Another issue in the earlier trial: Did the driver blow his horn?

In what amounted to an “encore,” the end of the Q&A didn’t mean an end to the discussion on Variant and its role in USX’s future.

When drivers get a chance to give anonymous feedback to their employers, they often use the services of WorkHound, a cell phone-based service that can send back their thoughts, good […]

The American Trucking Associations and state trucking groups call on the Biden administration to reclassify vaccine status for truck drivers.

A trucking lobbyist sees the Biden administration taking up the detention time challenge.

Sen. Maria Cantwell seeks COVID-19 vaccine priority for the food transportation sector.

Wall Street reacts negatively to the latest earnings report, but Covenant suggests it’s playing a long game.

A deal has been reached to end a strike by workers at the Hunts Point market in New York, with a vote by rank-and-file Teamsters to take place Saturday.

A Feb. 5 sentencing date has been set for a bookkeeper who pleaded guilty to devising an elaborate scheme to defraud a family-owned trucking company and farm in Missouri out […]

The Triumph acquisition of TFS has had plenty of problems since it was first announced.

Although the defendant’s role in the staged accident scheme was relatively minor and he had cooperated with authorities, Mario Solomon still was sentenced to 21 months behind bars.

Fast-growth startup ClockWork focuses its solution on improving the lives of drivers

A modern day Bonnie and Clyde, an Arizona prison break, and the two team truck drivers who became hostages. Hear the harrowing story on the newest episode of Long-Haul Crime Log, the true crime podcast from FreightWaves.

The owner of a Maine-based trucking company denies his firm is the subject of a Maine CDC ongoing investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened more than 20 employees, calling it “old news.”

There is a widespread view that the new Department of Labor standards might be pulled back by the Biden administration, but it has an impact on this latest opinion.

A pay dispute leads to about 1,400 warehouse workers and truck drivers in Teamsters Local 202 walking the picket line.

Medical records from UPS truckers and Norfolk Southern rail workers exposed as hackers leak data from a Virginia occupational health-care provider after an apparent ransomware attack.

Online training provider launches new defensive driving program for truck drivers as the FBI warns of possible armed protests at all 50 state capitols and in Washington, D.C.

Three-judge panel upholds determination by FMCSA that the agency preempts California’s meal/rest break rules

New 25-driver subcommittee will give FMCSA direct feedback on safety issues.

The California Supreme Court rules the ABC test can be a factor in new and old worker classification litigation. If AB5 is lifted in California, it will add to the growing role for the B prong in the state’s trucking sector

FMCSA agrees to take action after OIG warns of weaknesses in its medical examiner registry.

An FMCSA pilot project is considering 6/4 and 5/5 split rest periods for sleeper-berth drivers.

Each company is the other’s “preferred partner” in the factoring/truck stop cooperation

A new pairing between C.H. Robinson and SAS has no clear precedent as the large 3PL and a source of massive amounts of data on retail movements get together in a new initiative.

Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse penalties of up to $5,833 issued by FMCSA are more than double what had been used as guidance over the past two years

Temperature-controlled carrier Nagle Toledo announced a 17% pay increase for its drivers. The company was one of the first to start paying drivers a straight salary.

DOT Chief Elaine Chao announced a plan for autonomous vehicles on her last day at the department.

FMCSA wants to replace the current vision program by giving medical examiners the ability qualify drivers.

Driver hiring is the first step in building a safer fleet. A simple five-step approach ensures this process is conducted properly and the drivers you hire represent the least amount of risk.

Trucking groups OOIDA, WSTA and ATA condemn the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, call for truckers to focus on policy, not politics.

First-round borrowers can get more money in the second round but need to show some financial downturn to do so

MSU’s Miller: Not seasonally adjusted numbers show a market with some weakness but trends are still higher

Truck transportation jobs grew by more than 7,000 last month, but that number remains well below year-ago levels.

FMCSA rule expanding definition of ag commodities called “meritless and reckless” by group of safety advocates.

Revised from earlier Department of Labor rule, it isn’t expected to survive an early Biden administration review

Sixteen repeat fleets have been named to the TCA and CarriersEdge 2021 Best Fleets to Drive For list, which honors for-hire trucking fleets identified as offering the best workplace experiences for drivers.

The sponsor of concealed-carry reciprocity legislation in Congress has singled out truck drivers as beneficiaries of the proposal.

Albertsons, subsidiaries turn to alternatives such as DoorDash

TruckPark and FuelMe have launched a service that allows truck drivers to reserve a parking space and schedule a fuel delivery at the same time.

Schmitt says the company had “muscle memory” that enabled a shift to methods that predated the technology shutdown by a ransomware attack

Five-year-old Liam Salmon lost his nearly year-long battle to brain cancer on New Year’s Eve.

In 2020, the U.S. trucking industry was turned on its head by a pandemic and an oil glut that forced many small fleets and owner-operators to cease operations or file for bankruptcy protection. Others cited legal woes as the main reason to file Chapter 7 or 11 this year.

A couple more truckload carriers have announced pay increases for drivers ahead of the new year. Beacon Transport and Bay and Bay Transportation are the latest.

The FMCSA has declared a truck driver an “imminent hazard to public safety” after the deaths of five cyclists in an accident in Nevada.

Efforts to require side and front impact guards continue in Congress.

The FMCSA’s final rule allowing third-party instructors to provide both instruction and qualifying testing for the same applicant isn’t likely to materially alter trucking’s capacity shortfall, according to analysts.

The plan: signing up lots of carriers who then team with brokers to use the factoring capabilities built into the platform

A federal grand jury has indicted Daniel R. Fruits, a former executive of Secure Transit, headquartered in Greenwood, Indiana, alleging he defrauded his investor of nearly $14 million to buy a horse farm, Rolex watches and several luxury cars.

WorkHound collects anonymous driver feedback. Its CEO recently sat down with FreightWaves to discuss 2020 from the driver perspective.

TravelCenters of America counted more than $88,000 in small change for the St. Christopher Trucker Relief Fund, bringing the charity close to its $1 million fundraising goal.

One type of trucking company may get some relief: those hauling timber

Dave Osiecki gives his views on what happened this past year and what might be occuring in 2021.

A quarterly year-over-year drop of 25% needs to be on the books for access to money.

Roehl Transport joins the list of truckload carriers increasing driver pay to keep trucks rolling during a high-demand environment.

Nonprofit charity Truckers Final Mile that helps bring deceased drivers home to their families is facing a bleak future without donations.

Latest data from NHTSA shows truck occupant injuries increased by 7,000 in 2019.

Indicted just two months ago, the individuals helped bring a payout from C.R. England and its insurer of $4.7 million

Total number of checks down from 2019 levels in a week postponed by several months

The rule is designed to ease testing delays and eliminate inconvenience and expense for new drivers.

As trucking fleets reassess their safety programs for 2021 and the post-pandemic world, here are five steps they can take to reduce their risk exposure.

In 2019, Bestpass processed over $1 billion of toll volume ⁠— one-25th of the tolling industry’s entire revenue.

More than 45 trucking companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a Texas-based logistics files Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Drivers testing positive for drugs fell 12.7% in November.

Frozen Food Express is raising linehaul driver pay by 25% for new solo drivers and 20% for team drivers.

Former Louisiana trucker Alfred Bourgeois was put to death Friday, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute bid by his attorneys for clemency.

Narrowing millions of data points to three main categories, it’s now much easier to find PPP recipients from the smallest to the biggest

C.R. England is boosting driver pay an average of 15.5%, and when combined with a new bonus program, means some drivers could see a 25% pay increase.

The regulation duplicates employer provisions already in place, according to the agency.

Former Trimac workers claim the bulk carrier failed to provide respirators and implement safety measures at its tank washing facilities in Georgia.

Business-to-business exemption may play key role if trucking falls under employee classification law

Average rate for team drivers up by 9 cents per mile, company says

Former Celadon truck drivers and employees are still bitter one year after the trucking conglomerate filed Chapter 11 and abruptly shuttered operations on Dec. 9, 2019.

Meanwhile, a suit against Amazon suggests federal or state agencies, not the courts, may be where disputes are settled.

Trade group representing drayage drivers calls the move “huge”

Truckers Christmas Group Organization (TCGO) is extending its application deadline to Dec. 7 to spread holiday cheer to deserving truck drivers.

Despite record freight markets, number of jobs in government’s trucking category is less than where it was a year ago

One perspective: Dwell is like “chunky peanut butter”

Warehousing jobs continue to soar