HOS
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Regulation
Democrats try to preserve state meal and rest-break laws
Measure also seeks to keep 30-minute rest break, ag hauler ELD exemption.
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Regulation
DOT to eliminate government’s “heavy hand” in HOS changes
Top DOT official ranks HOS #1 on freight priority list.
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Legal issues
$75 million jury award for driver “meant to send message”
Carrier accused of overworking driver in no position to pay.
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News
Black Smoke Matters protest continues this week as truck drivers rail against overregulation
For months, members of a Facebook group named Black Smoke Matters (BSM) have been calling for an industry-wide shutdown to…
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW – March 27, 2019
Today on FreightWaves NOW, Nick tells us about what’s up with the weather. Dean gives us the down-low on what’s…
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News
FMCSA chief Martinez’s reception at TCA marks improved relationship between regulators and industry
Martinez emphasized a collaborative approach to regulation and said that removing non-preventable accidents from CSA scorecards is next on the…
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Driver issues
Research reveals mixed ELD safety effects
ELD’s were supposed to make headway into reducing crashes, but that may not be the case so far, according to…
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Legal issues
Hours of Service rule victim of government shutdown
FMCSA Administrator Raymond Martinez wanted to “fast track” the HOS rules changes - but the government shutdown is in the…
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW – January 9, 2019
On today’s episode, Chad Prevost discusses weather with Market Expert Nick Austin, then we look at volume and macro economic data…
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW – January 8, 2019
On today’s episode, Chad Prevost discusses weather with Nick Austin, Market Volume with Michael Crosby, and HOS Daily Driving Utilization…
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