Law
Law
FMCSA’s insurance rules are crazy and flawed
Q We are a small carrier that obtained a U.S. Department of Transportation number by filing an MCS-150 and checking the block for exempt for-hire freight. We transported newspaper ...
Paid today, sued tomorrow: Bankrupt client’s goodwill seen as preference
Paid today, sued tomorrow
Bankrupt client’s goodwill seen as preference
As a motor carrier, we provide substantial service to a major printer with a logistics company that went bankrupt. We were awarded critical vendor status and were ...
Who’s got the freight?
Q We are a property broker that arranges transportation using various load matching services. We do all that we can to confirm that the carrier we hire is licensed, authorized and insured, and our ...
Most favored? Think again
Q: What is the source of “most favored nations” clauses in contracts? We are negotiating a contract with a shipper who insists these clauses are typical and must be agreed to if we want their ...
Navistar: Legal flaws doom SCR and NOx standard
In a brief filed in November in its ongoing litigation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, truck and engine maker Navistar argued that EPA violated federal law not only by allowing its competitors to use ...
Vegas Fleet Conference -Early Bird Rate Extended
The Great West Fleet Executive Conference early bird carrier registration rate of $245 has been extended. This conference will focus on providing fleets with the critical information they need to successfully navigate the challenges and opportunities of doing business West. Topics include CSA, infrastructure funding, how carriers and owner-operators can meet equipment and classification requirements, an economic outlook on trucking and more. Registration includes all sessions, meals, and networking opportunities. Space is limited so register today!
In Brief
U.S. Supreme Court last month let stand a federal appeals court ruling that Cassens Transport Co. and its workers comp administrator Crawford & Co. violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by contesting the ...
Too much safety information?
Q: We are a small unrated carrier with a high driver out-of-service SEA score as a result of involvement in several accidents that were not our fault. Now a broker that we depended upon heavily ...
In Brief
UPS’s termination of a part-time employee for undocumented absence did not violate the employee’s rights under the Family Medical Leave Act because the employee did not suffer a serious health condition within the meaning of ...
FedEx: No IRS tax assessments for 2002, 2004-2006
FedEx announced that the Internal Revenue Service’s audit team provided the company with revised notices of proposed adjustments with respect to its employment tax audits for the 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006 calendar years regarding ...
A great decision for owner-operators
Q: What is preemption? We use owner-operators, and I recently learned that this doctrine has been used to thwart state enforcement actions in California to reclassify owner-operators as employees.
A: I received the same notice from ...
CSA'S Data Trail
Sponsored by PeopleNet
Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
From in-depth coverage and data review, it's become clear that FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Small ...
Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers
Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar
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- CCJ Spring Symposium
- May 20-22, 2013
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- May 29-30
- Great West Truck Show
- May 30-June 1
- Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
- June 25-27, 2013
