California AB5

Modernizing insurance will keep small fleets’ wheels turning

Owner-operator insurance costs increasing

One aspect of the transportation industry still stubbornly against digital transformation is insurance. To acquire insurance, carriers often endure a traditional procurement cycle that requires extensive back and forth for providing loss runs. Partly because of the 300% spike in nuclear verdicts, insurance rates for small fleets have doubled over the past few years.

On Friday’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Scott Prince, CEO of trucking insurance-tech company CarrierHQ, shared how his company is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/modernizing-insurance-will-keep-small-fleets-wheels-turning

The Daily Dash: YRC loan comes under increased scrutiny; Best Fleets to Drive For

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, a bill to allow truck drivers to carry a concealed weapon has been reintroduced in Congress. Plus, a congressional oversight committee continues to question a government loan to YRC Worldwide, and TCA and CarriersEdge name the 20 Best Fleets to Drive For.

In defense of the nation?

A new report from a congressional oversight committee said that a $700 million government loan to YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ:...

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Understanding Uber’s rise in the transportation industry (with video)

Craig Fuller and Mike Isaac on the rise of Uber.

“The ride-sharing business has been decimated,” says Mike Isaac, New York Times technology reporter and best-selling author of “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.”

Isaac joined FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller for a special Fuller Speed Ahead episode Thursday on the opening day of the FreightWaves LIVE @HOME virtual conference.

Isaac and Fuller discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought ride-sharing to a halt but sent the food delivery business soaring. Fuller noted the role that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/understanding-ubers-rise-in-the-transportation-industry-with-video

Appeals court revives quadriplegic’s negligence claim against C.H. Robinson

A motorist who sued C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW) for negligence in the aftermath of a 2016 crash that left him a quadriplegic will get another day in court against the logistics company after a ruling this week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

A three-judge panel voted 2-1 to reverse and remand a decision by the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Nevada that had dismissed the case based on federal preemption law, known as the Federal Aviation Administration...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/appeals-court-revives-quadriplegics-negligence-claim-against-ch-robinson

The Daily Dash: GM, Nikola and fuel cells; why trucking’s AB5 exemption could be in jeopardy

Nikola Two hydrogen fuel cell truck

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, General Motors and Nikola Corp. strike a deal for fuel cells and production of Nikola’s Badger pickup. Plus, diesel engines have been a big winner from the fallout of the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal, and trucking’s exemption from AB5 could be at risk.

GM, Nikola strike a deal

General Motors will supply fuel cells and advanced batteries for Nikola Corp.’s Class 7 and 8 trucks. GM will also...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/gm-and-nikola-strike-fuel-cell-deal-and-californias-ab5-back-in-court

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