EPA Seeks 50-State Rule to Cut Heavy-Duty Truck Pollution
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiative that aims for a 50-state rule on smog from heavy-duty trucks is positively received by industry and agency critics.
Court Ruling Could Require Driver Pay for Hours Spent Sleeping
A court ruling in an ongoing wage lawsuit against P.A.M. Transport Inc. said broader federal labor laws, not safety regulations, apply to driver hours counted for pay.
Truck Driving Schools Capitalize on Driver Shortage
With the trucking industry expected to need 174,000 drivers by 2026, truck driving schools are training more women and minorities.
Trucking Industry Learns to Live With ELD Digital Monitoring
ELDs, which became mandatory last December, haven't caused as many problems as some predicted but have had a big effect on freight rates.
FMCSA Seeking Comments on Hours-of-Service Rule Changes
The FMCSA wants drivers and the industry to provide data in the next 30 days to support “honest conversation” on relaxing hours-of-service rules.
EPA Walks Back from Allowing Increased Production of Dirtier Trucks
Glider makers are laying off workers as the EPA temporarily backs down on lifting a production cap that allows the use of dirtier engines in new truck bodies.
Trucking Industry Favors Teen Drivers Over No Drivers
The move to change federal safety rules to help solve the truck driver shortage comes despite ongoing safety concerns about higher crash rates for younger drivers.
Environmentalists Sue to Force EPA to Reinstate Glider Truck Cap
The Environmental Defense Fund and others sued the EPA to reinstate a ruling limiting the building of gliders, new trucks with older, higher-polluting diesel engines, to just 300 vehicles.
FMCSA Boss Says ELDs May Address Truck Drivers’ Work Hours Issues
Flexibility in hours of service rules could follow industry data sharing showing no road safety impact, FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez says in a Trucks.com interview.
Prime Inc. in #MeToo Hot Water For Alleged Sexual Harassment
The U.S. EEOC filed a lawsuit against New Prime Inc., alleging the trucking company failed to prevent the sexual harassment of a female truck driver.
Motor Carriers Face New Challenge to Contract Driver Use
A California Supreme Court ruling threatens to upend the use of independent-contractor drivers by motor carriers in the state, creating turmoil for the trucking industry.
ELD Technology Issues Continue to Plague Small-Business Truckers
Technology problems with electronic logging devices continue to plague small-business truckers trying to comply with a federal mandate to use the equipment to digitally track their driving hours.