Laws & Regulations
New York State moves to ban the sale of diesel-powered vehicles
y announced plans to ban the sale of gas and diesel-powered vehicles in coming years in an effort to slow greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
Feds rule that physical strength test discriminates against female truck drivers
A federal judge has ruled that a Minneapolis-based trucking company was in violation of federal law when they used a physical strength test to screen truck drivers.
Biden orders employee vaccine mandates for companies with more than 100 workers
k against COVID-19, the Biden Administration has rolled out a plan that will demand that large employers require workers get vaccinated in a move that is expected to affect 80 million people working in the private sector.
Massachusetts truck driver ordered off the road for alcohol violations, fleeing on foot after hitting pole
Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a Massachusetts-based truck driver off the road following a crash in Vermont in late August.
EPA slaps diesel repair shops with fines for ‘defeat device’ violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued tens of thousands of dollars worth of civil penalties to two midwestern diesel repair shops for selling or installing devices designed to disable emission controls.
FMCSA extends historic 50 state COVID-19 Hours of Service waiver, fuel haulers now covered
The FMCSA has again extended a waiver offering regulatory relief to truck drivers hauling certain supplies in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Trucking country singer says truckers ‘don’t shut down when our fellow Americans need us the most’
A country singer and prominent figure in the trucking community says that now is not the time for drivers to voice their grievances with a driver shutdown.
‘Texas Hammer’ truck wreck lawyer sues ‘Alabama Hammer’ for stealing his shtick
A personal injury lawyer from Texas famous for wild TV ads featuring himself wielding a hammer against big rigs has sued another lawyer from Alabama for copying his commercials.
North Carolina gas station sued for charging $9.99 per gallon during pipeline shutdown
On Thursday, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein sued a gas station for price gouging during a shortage caused by a ransomware attack earlier this year.
Biden pressures private employers to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for workers.
Top White House officials are attempting to increase vaccination rates by urging private employers to require workers to get the jab.
State police to install license plate reader cams due to alarming uptick in expressway shootings
The Illinois State Police (ISP) says that that they are working with transportation officials to install license plate reader camera systems on Chicago area roadways in response to a large number of recent shootings.
OOIDA tells feds that driver shortage is a ‘myth’ created to maintain cheap labor supply
A major trucking trade group recently told the U.S. Department of Commerce that high driver turnover is the real reason that companies are struggling to find drivers, not an overall shortage in the pool of available drivers.