Legal issues
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Texas oilfield services firm files for bankruptcy
A Texas oilfield services company filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving small-business truckers that haul oilfield equipment in the lurch.
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C.R. England suit dating back to 2016 overcomes objections; final settlement OK’d
Cash payout to class members small; but debt forgiveness more than $1,300 per driver
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More detailed PPP data remains under wraps for now
SBA got a short stay but court considering a longer delay
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Texas Trucking Association targets tort reform with broad coalition
Efforts aimed at state’s legislative session that begins in January
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AB5 follow: Impact from Cal Cartage decision needs to await federal ruling
The legality of AB5 in the California trucking sector is hurtling down two tracks, but the fight against it has been set back
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News Alert: State court says applying AB5 to California trucking not preempted by significant federal law
Ruling sets up for now a dichotomy between what state courts and federal courts have ruled
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FedEx Freight hit with big jury verdict after dismissing driver with bad knee
A case that started with a trailer door that wasn’t closed goes to federal court, ends up with a loss for the LTL carrier
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Ag retailers: Zero-emission truck plan could ‘devastate’ agriculture
U.S. House lawmakers’ Climate Crisis Action Plan calls for 100% EV truck sales by 2040.
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FreightWaves Classics: the ICC and the railroads
The U.S. railroad industry was regulated - or stifled - by the ICC for nearly 100 years. FreightWaves Classics looks at the impact the ICC…
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FreightWaves Classics: Rise and fall – the Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) regulated - and some say strangled - the U.S. railroad and trucking industries for decades. This article reviews the history…
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