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Covenant seeks exemption from driving restriction for 2,000 new drivers

WASHINGTON — Truckload carrier Covenant Logistics is seeking a two-year federal exemption to streamline the process for employing 2,000 new drivers, the company told regulators.

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Covenant (NASDAQ: CVLG), along with its logistics affiliate Landair Transport Inc., has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders who have passed a CDL skills test to drive a truck without an on-duty CDL holder present in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/covenant-seeks-exemption-from-driving-restriction-for-2000-new-drivers

FMCSA takes on fraud concerns in new CDL testing rule

WASHINGTON — Trucking regulators have attempted to address the potential for fraud as part of a slate of proposed new CDL testing revisions that safety advocates claim could make the roads less safe.

Some of the revisions included in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), expected to be published Friday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, stem from temporary waivers that FMCSA provided in response to the pandemic. They are also based partly on a petition submitted by the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-takes-on-fraud-concerns-in-new-cdl-testing-rule

Court rules CRST team drivers must be paid for some hours in sleeper berth

Truck drivers working in teams must be compensated under federal minimum wage laws for time spent in the sleeper cab even if they’re not actually sleeping, according to an appellate court decision from the 1st Circuit recently handed down. 

The case involves carrier CRST, which lost the lower court case in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts. The lawsuit was filed in 2016 by several CRST drivers with a driver named Juan Carlos Montoya as the lead plaintiff. CRST appealed the case to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/court-rules-crst-team-drivers-must-be-paid-for-some-hours-in-sleeper-berth

CRST, back in the acquisition game, buys Larkin’s BCB Transport

CRST has acquired BCB Transport, the Texas-based truckload carrier whose chief information officer and former president — and one of the co-founders in 2011 — is Rick Larkin, well known for his online channel BCB Live and his attire that always features a safety vest.

It’s the first acquisition for CRST since it bought final-mile provider NAL Group in 2020. That acquisition capped off a run of five purchases in six years: Specialized Transportation, BESL, Pegasus Transportation, Gardner...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crst-back-in-the-acquisition-game-buys-larkins-bcb-transport

Owner-operators find solace in contractor roles as market turns

Owner-operators are often characterized by their rugged independence. These skilled and experienced professionals provide their own equipment, set their own rates, and make their own rules. Owner-operators who are wary of the changing market can align with larger carriers as contractors, allowing them to keep their trucks and still preserve control of their businesses.

“Owner-operators and fleet owners should be encouraged not to give up on their business” Marcus Schneider, CRST’s director of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/owner-operators-find-solace-in-contractor-roles-as-market-turns

La Casa Blanca sienta las bases de la “próxima generación de conductores de camiones”.

La Casa Blanca dio a conocer el jueves una iniciativa de gran alcance destinado a apuntalar las filas de los conductores de camiones de la nación que potencialmente podría conducir a aumentar el salario de los conductores.

El Plan de Acción para Camioneros de la administación Biden-Harris, dirigido por los Departamentos de Transporte y Trabajo de EE.UU., se pone en marcha a raíz de los desafíos de la industria del transporte por carretera exacerbados por la pandemia, que incluyen las altas tasas...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-casa-blanca-sienta-las-bases-de-la-proxima-generacion-de-conductores-de-camiones

White House laying foundation for ‘next-generation trucking workforce’

The White House unveiled on Thursday a sweeping initiative aimed at shoring up the ranks of the nation’s truck drivers that could potentially lead to boosting driver pay.

The Biden-Harris Administration Trucking Action Plan, to be led by the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Labor, is being launched in the wake of trucking industry challenges exacerbated by the pandemic that include high driver turnover rates, an aging workforce, long hours away from home, and time spent waiting to load and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-house-laying-foundation-for-next-generation-trucking-workforce

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