A Vermont-based 300-truck LTL carrier is fighting to resume its operations following a recent compliance review by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that led to a “proposed unsatisfactory†safety rating and subsequent out-of-service order.
A study of at least 200 truckers operating under various sleep schedules, such as split sleep cycles, could begin this year, according to documents from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The key goal of the research is to determine the safety viability of allowing truckers to split their off-duty time into segmentsÂ
Enforcement of the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement has been delayed until Feb. 1, according to an inspection bulletin released this week by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Enforcement was originally set to begin Jan. 1.Â
The idea behind the point-counterpoint session, loosely titled “Finding Common Ground,†was to discuss several industry issues affecting carriers large and small and see where commonalities stood between the two groups.Â
MCL McGill Carriers, LTD is the Canadian partner and a subsidiary of Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport, Inc. Â Prior to that they were a member of the Auto Haulers Association of America….MCL McGill
Freightliner parent company Daimler Trucks North America issued in late December layoff warnings to nearly 1,000 employees at its Cleveland, North Carolina, truck manufacturing plant.Â
CRST Expedited has applied for an exemption from federal rules requiring a CDL holder to be seated in the front seat of the truck while a commercial learner’s permit holder operates the truck.Â
The only remaining lawsuit in the now nearly three-year-old fuel rebate fraud case involving truck stop giant Pilot Flying J has been refiled in state court in Alabama, moved away from the federal court previously overseeing the case.Â
The California Labor Commissioner has concluded 38 Pacific 9 Transportation drivers are employees — not contractors — and that the drayage company owes them $6,926,279 in wages.
