Legal
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Australia
Down Under Trucking: spate of horror crashes; law reform; commercial truck sales
Down Under Trucking: a weekly round-up of trucking news from Australia. The country has been struck by a spate of…
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Legal issues
Pilot Flying J “Inside Girls” sentenced to community service
Senior U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier Jr. sentenced the final four women to be tried in the Pilot Flying…
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Australia
Australian trucking industry welcomes review of Heavy Vehicle National Law
Australia’s Heavy Vehicle National Law has been heavily criticised for being too bureaucratic, prescriptive and generally difficult to work with.…
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FW News
Kevin Martin named Chief Legal and Compliance Officer of FreightWaves
In addition to overseeing FreightWaves’ legal and compliance elements, Martin will serve as Market Expert for compliance and legal aspects…
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Container
Australian watchdog sues port operator over crippling covenants
A major port operator in Australia is being sued in the nation’s Federal Court by the national competition watchdog, alleging…
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Legal issues
Regulatory roundup: state of trucking 2018
The latest on legislative, regulatory, administrative, and enforcement issues across the industry.
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Legal issues
The case of the missing side guard: Federal judge sides with Great Dane in products-liability suit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth District sided with a truck manufacturer in a products-liability case claiming…
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Legal issues
Walmart faces $50k fine for allowing truck parking at Illinois store
Walmart is facing a $50,000 fine for allowing trucks to park at one of its Illinois stores. The penalty came…
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Driver issues
Update: an attorney comments on the Florida truck driver’s $4,700 jury award and the subsequent legal fee battle
An attorney speaks on the case of a driver fired after objecting to driving a truck he considered unsafe. His…
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Driver issues
A driver wins his lawsuit, and the award is so small his lawyers can barely get paid
A driver was fired after objecting to driving a truck he considered unsafe. His award didn’t even reach $5,000.
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