Even if your business is lucky enough to avoid on-the-job injuries, an unsafe work environment will still take its toll on your workforce. We as human beings are deeply influenced by our surroundings, and when we find ourselves in an unsafe environment we become anxious and start to look for… Continue reading
Taking a last legal swing, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. on Wednesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit to take another look at the electronic logging device rule due to take effect in one year. The Rule 35 appeal requests an en banc rehearing—one before the… Continue reading
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has again delayed implementation of the final stage of its Unified Registration System for new motor carriers. Completion of the URS rollout had last been scheduled for January 14, 2017, a date announced back in July. Prior to that, the implementation date had been… Continue reading
One former medical examiner will certainly be getting coal in his stocking this Christmas season after allegedly failing to conduct proper DOT physicals which could mean between 6,000 and 8,000 drivers may need to undergo new medical exams. Dr. Anthony Lefteris, a 71-year old chiropractor from Atlanta, Georgia, has been… Continue reading
Megacarrier C.R. England has been ordered to pay former drivers $2.35 million in back pay following a minimum wage lawsuit decided in federal court. The lawsuit was brought against CRE over failing comply with California state law. The carrier failed to give its drivers paid rest breaks and failed to… Continue reading
Investigators are currently looking in to claims that a Minnesota trucking company which suddenly closed its doors just before Thanksgiving may have reincarnated under a new name in an attempt to avoid paying money it owed to its drivers. In a statement published at the beginning of December, Lt. Governor… Continue reading
The headquarters of a carrier based in Dayton, Ohio have been raided by the Secret Service and agents from Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. It is important to note that the Secret Service is involved in more than just its most well-known job of protecting current, former, and future presidents…. Continue reading
One unfortunate company has just had over $111,000 worth of beef stolen by a trucker who wasn’t who he claimed to be. This marks the second time in less than a year that the company saw a massive amount of meat roll away in the wrong truck. Lakeside Refrigerated Services… Continue reading
Following their victory against the New York State Thruway in a battle over tolls, the American Trucking Association is shifting their focus to examine toll roads in other states to see if toll money has been used improperly there as well. If the ATA continues their hunt, they may find… Continue reading
This post shared from Penni Royston…….. This morning I was going through all of my pending files and noticed something new. A month ago we applied for a normal motor carrier authority, nothing special, nothing weird on the application. In the past this has only taken 22-25 days… Continue reading
