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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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News
Regulators shift automated trucks into higher gear
FMCSA will look to avoid separate rules while addressing new technologies
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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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Regulation
U.S. Xpress defends against California meal and rest break claims
A California federal court dismissed part of a class-action lawsuit against U.S. Xpress (NYSE: USX) that claimed the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based…
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Canada
Delays build at U.S.-Mexico Border after CBP redeployment
Delays could extend to U.S.-Canada as customs personnel are relocated to deal with immigration on the southern border.
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Driver issues
Hours-of-service changes coming, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao confirms
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that the Department of Transportation has sent an hours of service (HOS) Notice…
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Driver issues
FMCSA hopes to clarify what constitutes an “agricultural commodity” with new rule
What makes a commodity and agricultural commodity? That is one question that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations hopes 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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Driver issues
Three reasons to start your AOBRD to ELD transition now
Flip a switch. Seems easy enough, but for those fleets that think that’s all they have to do with their…
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