Regulation: Page 5

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    FMCSA head Robin Hutcheson to step down

    She is the seventh administrator to lead the agency since its creation in 2000.

    By • Jan. 19, 2024
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    Amid lawsuits, states still need to report greenhouse gas targets, FHWA says

    A Feb. 1 deadline to file plans for reducing emissions remains in place, the agency said, but states have moved to obtain a preliminary injunction.

    By • Jan. 18, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

    These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

    By Trucking Dive staff
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    $36M discrimination verdict against Werner reduced to $335,682

    A judgment will require the carrier to report on applicant and employee details involving individuals with hearing impairments.

    By • Jan. 17, 2024
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    Trucking equipment regulations to watch in 2024

    Speed limiters and emissions restrictions are among the most pressing truck-focused regs the industry faces this year.

    By • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Labor Department switches 2021 independent contractor rule

    The new rule relies on a “totality-of-the-circumstances analysis” of a worker’s job — instead of a "core factors" review in the 2021 rule.

    By • Jan. 9, 2024
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    FMCSA proposes 25% registration fee increase

    Fee hikes could range from $9 to $9,000 depending on the size of the carrier’s fleet.

    By • Jan. 9, 2024
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    FMCSA deputy administrator leaves after less than a year

    Earl Adams Jr., the agency's former chief counsel, returned to law firm Hogan Lovells as a partner.

    By • Updated Jan. 9, 2024
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    PJ Trailers recalls over 30 different 2024 models over tire bubbling issue

    An overseas manufacturer produced hundreds of defective Goodride tires, according to an estimate from a recall report.

    By • Jan. 3, 2024
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    California regulators will not enforce drayage fleet registration rules — yet

    The California Air Resources Board said it would delay enforcing certain provisions of the Advanced Clean Fleets rule.

    By • Dec. 29, 2023
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    Acting NHTSA administrator is stepping down

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been without a permanent administrator since Ann Carlson was appointed to lead the agency in September 2022.

    By Eric Walz • Dec. 20, 2023
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    Capurro Trucking, Republic Services pay $100K settlements for CARB violations

    The haulers allegedly ran afoul of California’s truck emissions rules, the U.S. EPA announced.

    By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 18, 2023
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    Carriers spend $14B per year on safety: ATA survey

    The trucking group says this includes going beyond minimum compliance standards.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    Q&A

    10 minutes with DOT’s multimodal office head

    Deputy Assistant Secretary Allison Dane Camden discussed her background, her new office's staffing and the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative's progress in a Trucking Dive interview.

    By • Dec. 12, 2023
  • A Werner tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania in November 2023.
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    Werner, driver resolve follow-up case after $750K group settlement

    A federal court concluded a five-year conflict in which owner-operators alleged improper wage deductions.

    By • Dec. 1, 2023
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    FHWA to require states to set emissions targets

    State governments and planning organizations will be required to set greenhouse gas reduction targets based on 2022 levels, the agency said.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
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    White House creates cabinet-level supply chain council

    After years of focusing on supply chains’ role in the economy, President Joe Biden is expanding high-level meetings on the topic.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
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    2 years in, infrastructure law has funded 40,000 projects

    The largest portion of the money is going to road and bridge construction, followed by rail, broadband, power and water projects, according to a CNBC analysis.

    By Julie Strupp • Nov. 20, 2023
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    IRS bumps 401(k) contribution limit to $23K for 2024

    The $500 increase affects all salaried employees, whether at trucking firms or other employers.

    By Caroline Colvin • Nov. 20, 2023
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    FMCSA issues final rule for brokers, forwarders

    The revamp aims to better protect carriers by defining acceptable financial security that asset-light providers must post.

    By • Nov. 15, 2023
  • Scorched and crumbling columns stand beneath a section of I-10 damaged by an intense fire.
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    Caltrans District 7/AP

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    I-10 bridge could reopen in 3 to 5 weeks after Los Angeles blaze

    A fire at a storage yard underneath the elevated freeway damaged nearly 100 bridge columns, leading a portion of the pivotal freight artery to close indefinitely.

    By Joe Bousquin • Nov. 14, 2023
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    Provided by The Port of Los Angeles

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    Los Angeles-area ports offer $60M to aid in purchase of zero-emission trucks

    The vouchers to acquire Class 8 drayage trucks come ahead of emissions rules for new trucks in California.

    By • Nov. 13, 2023
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    Federal bill would require overtime pay for truckers

    Trucking associations are split over the measure, which would remove a federal overtime exemption for drivers.

    By • Nov. 10, 2023
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    ‘Win the sale’: Big Trucking’s attention turns to the 2024 election

    The economy is the industry’s top concern, but politics took on a new emphasis this year at an annual trade show.

    By • Oct. 31, 2023
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    DOL won’t extend overtime rule comment period

    Stakeholder submissions for the rule, which would expand overtime eligibility to those paid about $55,000 per year, will still be due Nov. 7.

    By Kate Tornone • Oct. 23, 2023
  • Chris Stapleton performed a set of live music at the University of Texas Moody Center Monday for a Daimler Trucks North America customer event at ATA MCE 2023.
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    Sting, Chris Stapleton, puppies and trucks: ATA MCE 2023 had it all

    The economy took center stage at the trucking industry conference in Austin, Texas.

    By • Oct. 20, 2023