Colorado intrastate truckers who transport out-of-state shipments destined instate are exempted from federal and state wage law, according to a federal appellate court. On April 21, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district’s court award of summary judgement to the Iowa-based Decker Truck Lines
Earlier this month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Analysis Division released its annual “Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts†study examining truck- and bus-related crash statistics for 2014.
A California trucking company’s owners were held on $950,000 bail each for an alleged scheme to avoid higher insurance premiums and taxes by paying drivers cash and providing inaccurate employee information to state officials.Â
The Senate’s Appropriations Committee last week passed a 2017 DOT funding bill that would set an April 28, 2016, deadline for the DOT to publish its proposed rule to mandate the use of speed limiters/governors on heavy-duty trucks.Â
Latest figures on driver turnover: The turnover rate at large truckload fleets continued to rise in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to quarterly data released April 25 by the American Trucking Association, who pegged the annualized turnover rate for large truckload fleets at 102 percent in the quarter.
Diesel prices have increased for the third week in a row and ninth time in 10 weeks during the week ending April 25, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report. The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel increased 3.3 cents to $2.198 during the week.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has revealed some detail about where it proposes to go with the so-called “Beyond Compliance†system required by the FAST Act highway bill, hinting its Compliance, Safety, Accountability system could see another category as part of the voluntary compliance program.
Medical examiners performing physical exams on truck drivers will be required to use the revised versions of the Medical Examination Report Form and the Medical Examiner’s Certificate Form beginning April 20.Â
