Jill DunnBusinessDOT’s public-private partnership, tolling guides proposal available for commentThe Federal Highway Administration is accepting comment on a guide for governmental bodies to public-private partnerships contracts and tolling through March 10.February 25, 2014BusinessReport: 2/3 of port truckers misclassified as independent contractorsWorker advocacy groups have issued a new report asserting 49,331 of the nation’s 75,000 port truckers are misclassified as independent contractors. ATA says the report “shows the desperation of the union.”February 24, 2014BusinessFilming drivers with in-cab cams, using footage for discpline OK’d in CaliforniaCarriers in California can use footage from in-cab driver-filming cameras for disciplinary purposes, the state’s attorney general concluded in a Feb. 13-released opinion.February 21, 2014BusinessFMCSA revokes authority of Mexican carrier in pilot program for HOS, log violationsThe two-truck, five-driver carrier received a conditional rating during a Dec. 20 compliance review. The carrier was given until Jan. 19 to correct issues to avoid revocation, but failed to present proof of correction to the FMCSA by that time.February 12, 2014BusinessFDA proposes tightened standards for some food haulersCertain carriers, shippers and receivers of food and animals would be required to comply with a federal proposal to set stricter safeguards against contamination.February 4, 2014BusinessAppeals court dismisses OOIDA’s challenge of FMCSA’s driver fatigue policiesA three-judge panel in a D.C. federal Court of Appeals has dismissed a case brought by OOIDA against FMCSA’s policies on enforcing driver fatigue, specifically a letter sent to the association by FMCSA’s Anne Ferro.January 30, 2014BusinessFleet ordered to pay drivers restitution for underpaying drivers, owner sentencedThe owner of a defunct Illinois trucking company has been sent to prison and ordered to pay $273,118 to former drivers for falsifying payroll on a federal contract.January 30, 2014BusinessLabor department orders Calif. fleet to pay $2 million in owed benefits to driversThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has ordered an Oakland-based fleet to pay 515 drivers nearly $2 million in 401(k) pension benefits that the DOL determined during an investigation the carrier had not fully funded the drivers’ plan, per an agreed-upon contract.January 21, 2014BusinessNew York addresses misclassification in law New York trucking association, Teamsters supportNew York soon will use new criteria to distinguish between company drivers and owner-operators and penalize violators.January 16, 2014BusinessLeaders in decade-long cargo theft ring indicted in Missouri, trial set for next monthSeveral Kansas City area men accused of stealing nearly $1 million in trucks, trailers and cargo over more than a decade will begin trial Feb. 18.January 16, 2014Previous PagePage 22 of 32Next PageTop StoriesArtificial IntelligenceThe blind spot in fleet safety: When AI misses the crash riskRelying solely on automated video dash cameras without human review exposes motor carriers to courtroom liability from unflagged risky driving behaviors.BusinessJ.B. Hunt eyes 2027 bid season rate hike to fend off higher driver, fuel, and medical costsCCJ Top 250Nussbaum Transportation CEO stepping down next yearClass 7-8Volvo overhauls its heavy-haul VNX model: 'Nothing like you’ve ever seen before'Featured SponsorLearn how Noregon's Diagnostic Tool Management helps reduce security risks.
