NLRB issues final rule on determining joint employer status The National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. The rule reverses a 2020 rule that had set a higher threshold for joint-employer status by requiring that a putative joint employer possess and […]
FMCSA relaunches effort to revamp safety fitness determinations FMCSA once again is considering changes to its methodology for determining when a motor carrier is unfit. The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) comes more than six years after the agency withdrew a regulatory proposal to change the way it assigns carrier safety fitness determinations (SFDs). […]
Aim Transportation Solutions in 2018 created a software system it called RescuePro to help manage equipment breakdowns. When a driver calls into the company’s Road Rescue team, RescuePro documents the process. The person who takes the call asks the driver for certain information, such as their name, unit number and location of next stop, and any other requirements […]
Hino Motors is recalling approximately 8,025 conventional-model trucks equipped with 70- or 90-gallon fuel tanks, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. In the affected units, the fuel sender float may deform and detach, which can lead to an inaccurate fuel gauge reading.
Guillermo Garcia said the biggest mistake he made when he started his over-the-road trucking business in the U.S. was following the crowd on rate per mile (RPM) when it came to booking loads. He said everyone in the industry is obsessed with RPM, but that’s not always the best route when you’re a small business. […]
A number of highway safety groups joined forces to voice their opposition to legislation in both the U.S. House and Senate that, if passed, would block the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from mandating speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks.
FMCSA to revisit state regulation of drivers’ rest breaks The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has taken the unusual step of inviting two states to seek relief from adverse regulatory actions that FMCSA itself had executed. During the Trump administration, FMCSA declared that meal and rest break (MRB) regulations in California and Washington were preempted […]
FMCSA close to seeking input on safety fitness determination regulations The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has cleared for formal publication an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that would seek information on how FMCSA might use data and resources more effectively to identify unfit motor carriers and remove them from service. Details […]
