Category: Trucking Regulations

Drug-Alcohol Clearinghouse: Employer asset or capacity killer?

In January, a new FMCSA regulation will take effect that may help fleets avoid hiring drivers who could be a

A decision by the California supreme court could have a chilling effect on the owner-operator model in that state, and

The year is coming to an end, so the clock is ticking on a few things you can do to

In a year where capacity has been historically tight, building out carrier networks has been particularly difficult for freight brokers.

Legislation intended to protect freight brokers when hiring carriers is making its way through Washington. The so-called “National Carrier Hiring

You never thought they’d ask. But the FMCSA has issued a notice seeking input on certain aspects of hour of

There is no such thing as a regulation that talks about logbook flexibility but every driver that has ever used

The Driver Coercion rule, which took effect in January 2016, prohibits coercing a driver to violate federal motor carrier regulations.

With the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate just one month away (Dec. 18), freight brokers may be wondering how they

This week the FMCSA withdrew an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which could have dramatically increased the number of truck

The FMCSA recently clarified that the age of the engine, not the age of the truck, is what counts when

Truckers will have until 2019 to install electronic logging devices (ELD) if newly proposed legislation becomes law. The ELD Extension