John Gallagher
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
FMCSA’s erratic history on meal/rest break preemption
Regulators are leveraging their power to once again weigh in on state laws affecting truck drivers.
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John Gallagher
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Washington state agrees to dismiss meal/rest break appeal
Washington state is weighing options after agreeing not to appeal FMCSA’s preemption determination on the state’s truck driver meal/rest break laws.
John Gallagher
Friday, January 15, 2021
Appeals court upholds FMCSA preemption over California meal/rest breaks
Three-judge panel upholds determination by FMCSA that the agency preempts California’s meal/rest break rules
Brian Straight
Sunday, December 27, 2020
The FreightWaves Top 10: Bankruptcies, capacity concerns, protests and Trevor Milton’s departure
Top 10 lists dominate the end of any year. FreightWaves’ Top 10 stories list is voted on throughout the year by readers simply by reading our stories on freightwaves.com. Here are the stories you read the most in 2020.
Brian Straight
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The Daily Dash: FMCSA shuts down Washington’s break rules; the robots are coming
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FMCSA tells Washington state it can no longer enforce state meal-and-rest break rules on truck drivers operating under HOS regulations. Plus, carriers continue to be in a strong position as peak season rolls on, and delivery robots are suddenly in hot demand.