Jill DunnBusinessDOL orders trucking company to pay driver $45k in refusal to drive firingThe U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered that a New York trucking company pay a driver $45,000 after he was fired for reporting mechanical safety problems.January 25, 2016BusinessREAL ID enforcement partially delayed, truckers from five states will need extra ID for secure areasAs of Jan. 10, truckers from five states not compliant with the REAL ID Act will have to produce additional identification to enter secure areas.January 15, 2016BusinessNY, NJ ports propose banning older trucksThe proposal also would deny access to trucks with 1994 and 1995 engines by Jan. 1, 2018.January 11, 2016BusinessR.I. reconsiders truck-only tollsRhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s truck-only toll proposal faces increased opposition when legislators return to work this week.January 4, 2016BusinessCarrier ordered to pay drivers $7M in back wages over alleged misclassificationThe California Labor Commissioner has concluded 38 Pacific 9 Transportation drivers are employees — not contractors — and that the drayage company owes them $6,926,279 in wages.December 29, 2015BusinessRhode Island trucking group to lawmakers: Show us the docs on trucks-only toll planRITA President Christopher Maxwell said he made the Nov. 30 request after state officials ignored previous inquires. He said the state’s governor is asking assembly members to make a $1 billion decision without disclosing how many tolling locations would be in their districts.December 4, 2015BusinessPort truckers get $150k in back pay after audit by Canadian officialsSeveral Port of Metro Vancouver truckers have received a total of $152,140 from three companies after province authorities concluded the carriers had not complied with a pay agreement reached in 2014.November 30, 2015BusinessTruckers, dispatchers indicted in NYC heating oil shorting schemeTwenty-nine truckers, three dispatchers and nine heating oil companies were among the 44 indicted in a multi-million-dollar scheme that shorted New York City customers from a homeless shelter to police departments.November 13, 2015BusinessRhode Island Trucking Association offers alternative to trucks-only toll planThe Rhode Island Trucking Association has outlined an alternative to the governor’s proposal, which called for fixing bridges by instituting truck-only tolls to back $600 million in revenue bonds.November 5, 2015BusinessTruckers end strikes at three port carriers, strike continues at one otherStrikes ended at three of the four Los Angeles port companies under protest by truckers, while the city’s council has approved a measure asking port employers to adhere to labor laws for drivers.November 2, 2015Previous PagePage 8 of 32Next PageTop StoriesTechnologyHow fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminalsThe National Motor Freight Traffic Association is at the forefront of the fight against cybercrime in trucking and helping fleets increase their cybersecurity to ensure they don’t become victims of cyber criminals.BusinessKnight-Swift backs rail mega mergerCybersecurityNMFTA warns of Chinese components in trucking technologyBusinessKandel Transport acquired by Nagle CompaniesFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
