The voluntary structure of NHTSA’s automated vehicle testing initiative will hinder the agency’s ability to modify AV safety regulations down the road, OOIDA contends.
California has made its case in the latest round of AB5 legal proceedings, and it can cite the past trucking year in its arguments.
FMCSA puts unfair burdens on truck drivers and carriers in accident reporting, the agency is told.
President Biden plans to veto a resolution passed by Congress on Tuesday to overturn the EPA’s rule on nitrogen oxide emissions from trucks.
Opposition is growing against a bill that would prevent the FMCSA from issuing a regulation mandating maximum speeds for trucks.
The demand for skilled technicians to keep shops and maintenance terminals running continues to challenge recruiters due to high demand. A major source of lost utilization for fleets on the road is getting their vehicles repaired in a timely manner. A lack of technicians continues to plague shops, creating extra downtime and work order backlogs.
Biden’s labor secretary pick says she’s ready to step in if West Coast dockworkers and their employers cannot resolve their remaining issues.
On Tuesday, FreightWaves Research released survey data suggesting declining freight conditions are impacting owner-operators especially hard. An important takeaway is the potential for many more owner-operators to leave the industry if conditions do not improve.
The annual OOIDA survey on driver compensation has findings on use of digital brokerages that don’t appear to line up, but definitions may be the issue.
Regulators are modifying financial requirements and penalties for brokers, freight forwarders and surety bond issuers.
Senate lawmakers have introduced a companion bill to a House measure that sets aside grant money to expand truck parking at new and existing facilities.
Federal regulators have outlined criteria to help identify dispatching services from authorized truck brokers as part of new interim guidelines.
Federal regulators told Congress that insurance companies are refusing to share data about the costs of claims from truck and bus accidents.
The two groups disagree on numerous issues but came together over the issue of parking.
Comments coming into FMCSA look to be mostly opposed to the Apprenticeship Pilot Program.
An owner-operator lawsuit fails to convince a federal appeals court that FMCSA acts as a consumer reporting agency.
A high-ranking official with the largest trade group for independent owner-operators discusses the issues his organization sees for many of those behind the wheel.
One type of trucking company may get some relief: those hauling timber
Dispatch services are operating illegally as unlicensed brokers, TIA claims.
White House receives guidelines but DOT, FMCSA still must sign off.
FMCSA Administrator Raymond Martinez wanted to “fast track” the HOS rules changes – but the government shutdown is in the way.
Truck drivers hauling in the state of New York will not see ELD enforcement until state regulators finish getting the rule on the books.
Following on the heels of a 90-day waiver from the ELD rule for agriculture haulers, and several other exemptions granted by FMCSA in recent months, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has submitted a new exemption request to the agency.
