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Biden-era independent contractor classification rule under DOL review

New DOL guidance informs investigators to not follow the 2024 contractor classification rule for FLSA disputes while the department reviews the rulemaking. Also: Bill looks to ease veterans' transition to trucking; Arizona adds rest area truck parking info online.

May 9, 2025

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House committee passes resolution to repeal Biden DOL contractor rule

A resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s independent contractor rule faces a long road to repealing the current rule of law, but cleared its first hurdle Thursday.

March 21, 2024

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'Truckers are tired' of regs' shifting sands: DOL rolls back contractor-classification rule

The new rule will take effect in 60 days, and returns to a “totality-of-the-circumstances analysis” that considers a worker’s “economic reality” through six factors. Some trucking groups took the opportunity to defend contractors' role in trucking.

January 9, 2024

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Trucking sounds off on DOL nominee over AB 5 role

As Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Julie Su played a role in helping pass and implement the state's AB5 law.

March 15, 2023

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Company drivers value job stability, income, benefits over other factors, ATRI study finds

A recent survey into drivers' classification motivations from the American Transportation Research Institute found that boosting healthcare and retirement benefits could result in better recruiting and retention efforts for fleets.

December 1, 2021

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California Trucking Association's AB 5 lawsuit still pending with Supreme Court

Despite reports, the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet decided whether it will hear CTA's case to determine if the FAAAA preempts the California law. The State of California still has a week to file a petition in the case before SCOTUS considers hearing it.

October 5, 2021

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Lawmakers add 6-axle, 91,000 pound weight limit pilot to highway bill

Lawmakers back an amendment to the BUILD America 250 Act, arguing modernized truck weights could slash over 100,000 annual trips for some industries.

Following a 14-hour legislative markup, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 – a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that invests in America’s roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs.

House committee okays highway bill in marathon session

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DOT reiterates: No marijuana for truckers

BUILD America 250 Act includes bipartisan language that would for the first time create a comprehensive federal policy framework to regulate the safe deployment of autonomous trucks, a long-time goal of the autonomous trucking industry.

Bill establishing federal rules for driverless trucks is working its way through Congress

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Continental's Extreme Duty Multi V-Belts designed for extreme temperatures

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