Driver issues
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Lawmakers reintroduce trucking company hiring standards
TIA supporting bill it says will close truck safety loophole.
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Carrier ties bankruptcy to soaring insurance rates, fatal crash
Deluxe Express filed for bankruptcy protection, citing skyrocketing insurance rates, fatal crash.
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Update: Trucking jobs up by 8,100 in June; still below year-ago levels
Warehousing jobs soar, rail jobs sliced again
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Trucker denied knowing about $20M in marijuana in border bust
Truck driver charged with attempting to smuggle $20 million of marijuana from Canada to the U.S. told investigators he didn’t know about the drugs in…
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Owner-operators flag USMCA’s scrutiny of Mexican cross-border trucking
$3.8 billion in U.S. trucking revenue at stake in U.S.-Mexico cross-border freight.
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Inside hours-of-service changes: How driver productivity, safety benefit
With upcoming changes to hours-of-service rules, drivers and fleets could see improved productivity, safer operation and fewer violations.
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Senate vote would give PPP assistance program six more weeks
Extension of paycheck protection needs House OK, Trump signature
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Mullen: FMCSA considering inclusion of hair testing results in drug clearinghouse
Industry hot topics were the focus of a recent discussion with FMCSA’s Jim Mullen and TCA’s David Heller, and some of the perspectives may surprise…
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Measure to block $2 million truck insurance requirement fails
Provision to raise insurance to $2 million included in legislation expected to be passed this week.
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