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Debate highlights fractured thinking between large, small carriers

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. 

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MCL McGill Carriers Wins 2015 US EPA SmartWay Award

MCL McGill Carriers, LTD is the Canadian partner and a subsidiary of Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport, Inc.  Prior to that they were a member of the Auto Haulers Association of America….MCL McGill  

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Daimler Trucks set to layoff up to 1,000 workers at N.C. truck plant

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. 

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CRST latest to request exemption to driver training reg

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. 

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Pilot faces renewed litigation in fuel rebate scam case

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. 

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Carrier ordered to pay drivers $7M in back wages over alleged misclassification

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.

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Tracy Morgan crash: Truck driver indicted on counts of manslaughter, homicide

Kevin Roper, the truck driver at the center of the fatal June 2014 tractor-trailer crash involving actor Tracy Morgan, has been indicted on the manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges brought against him in the aftermath of the crash, court records show. 

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Required random drug test rate reduced for 2016

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced it is reducing the number of random drug tests required for carriers to conduct in 2016. FMCSA said it will lower the rate for random controlled substances testing from the current rate of 50 percent of the average number of driver positions to 25 percent, effecting Jan. 1, 2016.

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Kenworth opens Shreveport, La. dealership

Kenworth of Louisiana-Shreveport recently opened a facility about a half mile south of Interstate 20. The full-service dealership occupies two adjoining buildings – a 2,000 square-foot office and a 10,500 square-foot building housing the service and parts departments.

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