Drivers don’t have a lot of input on their company’s anti-theft strategy but they do play an important role. EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants Vice President of Transportation & Logistics Risk Control Michael Nischan says vehicle inspections, along with precise monitoring of Hours of Servicestatus, are good measures that keep the truck moving and reduce the […]
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A bill to allow very small carriers — those with 10 or fewer trucks — to forgo use of electronic logging devices and return to using paper logs has been filed in the U.S. House. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) introduced the legislation, H.R. 1697, this month into the House’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The bill, dubbed […]
The annual International Roadcheck 72-hour inspection blitz will be held June 4-6 with a focus on steering and suspension systems. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, which conducts the event each year, says steering and suspension are critical for all commercial vehicles.
The U.S. Supreme Court has elected not to hear an appeal from the California Trucking Association against Julie Su, commissioner of the California Department of Labor Relations, over how the state determines whether a truck driver is a company employee or an independent contractor. CTA’s lawsuit sought to have the courts declare that the 1994 Federal Aviation […]
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The California Labor Commissioner recently awarded nearly $6 million to 24 drivers who sued their carriers claiming they were misclassified as contractors. The late-December judgments came against companies now owned by National Freight Industries (NFI). On Dec. 28, Hearing Officer Melanie Do determined CCX2931, formerly known as California Cartage Express, owed 14 drivers more than […]
As detailed in a report last week on CCJ, some carriers are considering — or have already implemented — altered pay packages for drivers to help make up for the loss of the per diem deduction tax benefit to company drivers. To help offset the change, fleets are adding per diem reimbursements to drivers’ pay, which are […]
