Currently, the state law gives police the ability to fine truck drivers if accumulated snow causes injury or death. Now, they are pushing to be able to ticket for failing to clear snow and ice from their vehicles. Within 24 hours of the weather event, drivers have to put in…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has updated a federal rule that now gives states more flexibility when working with federally funded highway projects. This century-old rule restricted states from using patented or proprietary technology for highway projects. Now, the updated rule will allow states to be…
For not carrying or installing chains as required in British Columbia, commercial truckers will be fined higher prices starting Oct. 1. From previous winters, the fine for not carrying or installing chains when required was $121. Now, the fine for not carrying chains when required is $196 and the fine…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has put together an informational video about how CBD and marijuana laws affect you CDL license. Watch the video below to learn more about drug testing and making smart choices with CBD and marijuana in the trucking industry.
Laws currently state that every two years passenger vehicles that are six years old or older have to pass a smog test. Now, a bill has just been signed to add trucks to the list of required vehicles that need to pass a smog check. Environmentalists in California are hoping…
Joining forces with 30 other groups, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is taking a stand against expensive mandates on the trucking industry. The bills they are opposing include speed limiters, underride guards, automatic braking systems, and near $5 million in liability insurance. As diverse as the working conditions are in…
The American Trucking Associations has told a House Subcommittee that using tolls to finance construction and maintenance of the infrastructure is damaging to the trucking industry. They are more than willing to pay their fair share but feel that tolls are not the way to to go and hurts the…
AB 5, the ‘Dynamex’ worker classification bill, has been moved forward by the California Senate. Before the bill went through, its author added one last exemption for newspaper delivery workers but there were no exemptions for the trucking industry. Other exemptions included lawyers, doctors, and hairstylists but no trucking companies…
Brake Safety Week 2019 will be held September 15-21 and Bendix is offering up some checklist charts for air disc brakes and drum brakes. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC want you to inspect your brake systems to reduce the number of crashes out there…
In California, the bill that could potentially end the leased owner-operator model is heading for its deadline. The California legislature has until September 13 to pass the bill otherwise it will be put on hold until next year. This bill was put forth to change the worker misclassification across all…