A few years ago, Bruce Odum was using social media on the weekend, marveling at the ease and simplicity of tracking activities of friends and family. “Why are we not doing this back at the office?†he wondered.  That thought served as a blueprint
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed suit against Navistar International Corp. on Wednesday, July 15, claiming the truck maker violated the Clean Air Act.
A federal appeals court ruled last week in favor of the more than 500 FedEx Ground driver plaintiffs in a now five-year-old class action case in which the drivers claimed they were wrongly classified as independent contractors, arguing they
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A bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate would if passed require employers to pay truck operators for all hours worked, rather than solely per-mile pay, and double the minimum amount of liability INSURANCE required to be held by motor carriers.
U.S. Sen. Deb Fisher has introduced legislation that would allow a pilot PROGRAM for CDL holders younger than 21 to do interstate hauling and delivery.
SmartDrive Systems announced that REGIONAL parcel carrier LSO, formerly Lone Star Overnight, has adopted its video-based safety PROGRAM. LSO delivers throughout the Southern states of Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana and in Mexico.
The comment period for FMCSA’s proposed rule to change how DIABETESis handled relative to drivers’ medical certification ends Monday, July 6. The proposed rule would allow drivers with DIABETES, instead of obtaining an exemption every two years from FMCSA, to obtain a Medical Examiner’s Certificate
General Motors exited its 2009 bankruptcy without a medium duty commercial TRUCK segment and was greeted by a country stifled by recession, but all indications are the Detroit behemoth is set to come roaring back.
