Like California’s Assembly Bill 5, New Jersey is considering legislation to determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor. Senate Bill 4204 would use a three-part test to find out if the services workers provide are a part of the company’s typical course of business or not. These…
There is legislation in the making between Women in Trucking’s President and CEO Ellen Voie and Senator Moran on creating a Women in Trucking Advisory Board with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This board will have no fewer than seven members to help create equal, balanced, and diverse ideas…
In a letter to its members, the Owner-Operator Independent Association stated that they did not support California’s Assembly Bill 5 and will fight any negative impacts it has on the trucking industry. With all the misinformation out there, the OOIDA wanted to make it very clear where they stand with…
There are a lot of questions out there regarding the intricacies of truck laws, one involves the use of a commercial vehicle on off-duty time. First, what is personal conveyance? Personal conveyance is the use of a commercial vehicle when you are not engaging in work responsibilities. In the link…
The California Trucking Association has filed a lawsuit asking to block the new gig-work law from applying to truckers. They have stated that this new law will force more than 70,000 independent truckers to be out of work. The CTA is fighting this new law, which starts January 1, because…
The ELD mandate went into effect in December of 2017, and carriers had two years to switch their old Automatic On-Board Recording Devices to the new Electronic Logging Devices. With the technology of today, and laws involving hours of service and miles driven, the ELDs are better trackers than AOBRDs….
Wildfires currently cover thousands of acres in California and firefighters are making as much progress as they possibly can with the lack of rain and high winds. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has temporarily suspended some regulations including hours of service and the Temporary Operating Authority Registration fees. This…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking for comments about a proposed rule. They seek the public’s interest in allowing Camera Monitoring Systems to replace rearview mirrors on light and heavy trucks. With people’s comments and their prior research, they are hoping to figure out if cameras can provide…
To get the President’s attention, the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) has launched an online petition looking to suspend ELDs. Following the data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stating that on average two occupants of large trucks have died every single day since the new…
Roadside inspections don’t have to be a scary thing. Sure, there are a lot of horror stories out there but if you have the proper training and know and follow the rules, then you have nothing to worry about and can be on your way when all is said and…