Opinion: Labor Department’s Misclassification Guidance
The U.S, Department of Labor’s July 15 “interpretation” of the approach and perspective it will brandish under the Fair Labor Standards Act in audits and determinations of whether workers are deemed employees or independent contractors is far more a further revelation of a political agenda and shift in America than a balanced legal analysis of the proper application of a legal test in determining worker status.
November 16, 2015Editorial: CSA Scoring
Watch TV for just a few minutes and you come across a commercial from an insurance company proclaiming why it is right for you.
November 16, 2015Truck Driver Arthur Cage Achieves 6 Million Safe Miles
At a glance, no one would confuse YRC Freight driver Arthur Cage with Lee Majors, star of the 1970s television series “The Six Million Dollar Man.”
November 16, 2015Removing Non-Fault Crashes Helps CSA Scores, ATRI Says
A new research report lends support to claims by many in the trucking industry that federal regulators should remove nonpreventable crashes from carriers’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability program records.
November 16, 2015Oregon Gov. Says Road Deal Unlikely in 2016
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said she knows the state’s infrastructure needs serious repairs, but she does not think anything will get done about it until 2017.
November 16, 2015Freight Firms Cheer Pacific Trade Deal
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement hammered out by the United States and 11 Pacific Rim nations, is drawing praise from international freight carriers who see it as a powerful stimulus for business.
November 16, 2015House, Senate Delegates to Finalize Highway Bill
Congressional transportation leaders said they will meet this week to produce a multiyear highway bill that ensures infrastructure projects around the country are funded and reforms the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
November 16, 2015Diesel Average Gains 1.7¢ to $2.502
The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 1.7 cents a gallon to $2.502 last week, the first increase in three weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
November 16, 2015Transport Topics is Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday
Transport Topics is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Our newsletters and Web production to TTNews.com will resume on Monday, Nov. 30. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers!
November 15, 2015Senate Democrats Express Concerns Over Proposed Rollback of Safety Provisions in Highway Bill
Thirteen Senate Democrats called on their chamber's leaders to prevent a “rollback of safety or consumer protections” included in the highway bill in order to avoid any potential erosion of support for the final bill.
November 13, 2015