Laws & Regulations
Indiana Attorney General to FMCSA: Immediately Delay ELD Mandate
Yesterday Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill penned a letter to the FMCSA asking the agency to immediately delay the impending ELD Mandate start date.
Attorney General:...
Trucking execs avoid jail time for harassing drivers to violate Hours of Service regulations
This week, a federal judge sentenced four executives from a Virginia trucking company accused of forcing their drivers into gross hours of service violations...
VIDEO: Truckers appear before lawmakers to fight for ELD delay
This video gives a glance into what goes on in meetings concerning the ELD mandate; in this meeting of the House Small Business Committee,...
Long Beach trucking company slapped with $333K bill for illegal oversized loads
A Long Beach, California, prosecutor announced this week that a trucking company will pay out more than $333,000 for reportedly damaging the city's roadways...
OOIDA requests ELD exemption for safe small business carriers
Today the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a request with the FMCSA that would exempt small business truckers with a proven track record of...
April 1 is when FMCSA gets serious about ELDs
Though the ELD Mandate is already here, the Trump administration's Department of Transportation has taken steps to make the transition a little less painful...
Indiana hit with $1 billion class action suit over trucking fees
The state of Indiana is facing down a class action lawsuit handed down by a controversial figure in the trucking community who alleges that...
VIDEO: Bernie Sanders meets with truck drivers “living an American nightmare”
Yesterday, Senator Bernie Sanders shared a video of his meeting with a group of port truck drivers who say that have been victimized by...
VIDEO: Indiana State Police “DOT Chat” video talks ELDs
The Indiana State Patrol's Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division takes on your peskiest ELD questions in their weekly "DOT Chat" video! Click here and like the...
Bernie Sanders calls on Trump to end abuse of truck drivers
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has written a letter to President Trump calling for an end to the exploitation of American port truck drivers.
Sanders Asks...
Ohio calls for side guards on semi trucks
Ohio Senator Kenny Yuko has created a proposal that would require commercial trucks to install side guards and to establish technical specifications for them.
Senate...
Lawmaker sends letter to Trump urging executive order to delay ELD Mandate
Yesterday Texas lawmaker Brian Babin sent a letter to President Trump urging him to issue an executive order to delay the ELD Mandate. Babin's letter...