U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez has put a halt on California’s AB5 law, preventing it from affecting truckers. This new gig law would have adversely affected 70,000 independent truckers within the state. The restraining order the judge granted was brought about by the California Trucking Association and is claiming the…
Starting tomorrow, Legacy Parkway in Farmington, Utah, will be open to trucks. Construction on the road finished in 2008 with speed and truck restrictions placed on it, except during emergencies. Earlier this year, the lawmakers in Utah decided to open up the Parkway’s speed limit and truck access. Now, instead…
The trucking industry in California is being hit hard with the AB5 law about to go into effect. This law determines whether a worker is an employee or contractor, which doesn’t work well with owner-operator type truckers and companies. One trucking couple packed up and moved to Oklahoma, unsure what…
After three years of waiting, the trucking industry is going to have to wait longer for the federal government to issue standardized training rules for new truck drivers. The reason for the now two-year wait is that the systems of some of the states have failed to align with those…
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are working on a fee-based program that further pushes trucking companies to become zero-emission. The proposed fee is $10 per loaded 20-foot equivalent unit or $20 per load at 40-foot equivalent unit. Vehicles running zero-emission and Low-NOx would be exempt from the…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted a notice informing drivers of commercial vehicles that they will be increasing the random drug testing rate to 50%. Starting January 1, 2020, the percentage rate will double to 50% from 25%. Based on the results of the positive rate of 1%…
The National Association of the Deaf has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to drop the hearing requirement on interstate drivers of commercial vehicles. The NAD believes that the older rules do not apply today because of misguided stereotypes in the past given to those with hearing problems. Click…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse will begin Jan. 6, 2020. This online and secure database gives real-time information about CDL holder’s alcohol and drug violations. Owner-operators must register in the Clearinghouse and is required to work with a third party to manage drug and alcohol…
Currently, winter load increases are in effect, coming this Thursday the metro and southeast frost zones also go into effect. During this period, vehicles will be able to go over the normal load weight by 10 percent on unrestricted highways. A good piece of advice is to make sure you…
With congested rush hour traffic and rapid growth of the Denver area, it has been suggested that trucks drive at night. As lovely as it would be to go trucking down roads with less traffic, there are quite a few issues that come with this suggestion. When making runs at…