Driver issues

Gig drivers get day in court in appeal of California’s Prop 22 

The next step in the battle over Proposition 22 and AB5 in California unfolds Tuesday in an appellate court.

What’s at stake is the ruling from August 2021 by an Alameda County Superior Court judge that Prop 22, which blocks the imposition of AB5 among gig drivers for companies such as Uber (NYSE: UBER), Lyft and DoorDash, is unconstitutional. 

That ruling by Judge Frank Roesch found that Prop 22 was unconstitutional because it conflicted with various aspects of the state’s workers’ compensation...

Prep drug and alcohol testing programs for 2023

As 2022 comes to a close, many carriers may be conducting end-of-the-year reviews on various aspects of their organizations. What worked in 2022? What needs some fine-tuning? And does anything need an overhaul?

In January 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) officially launched its Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. As a result, a drug and alcohol testing program took on added importance for carriers. As carriers conduct operational reviews, an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/prep-drug-and-alcohol-testing-programs-for-2023

FMCSA considering limiting scope of emergency waivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to roll back the relief automatically given to commercial truckers and trucking companies when disaster strikes.

The change, which would alter a rule established in 1992, would mean that during a regional emergency caused by weather or other supply chain disruptions, drivers and carriers would be exempt only from daily and weekly limits on driving time and not other requirements that are also exempt in current emergency waivers.

Those...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-considering-limiting-scope-of-emergency-waivers

Drivers oust Teamsters at Home Depot subsidiary in California

The Teamsters union has lost a decertification vote at an arm of Home Depot Inc. in San Jose, California, even as the workers were operating under an agreed-to contract.

Decertification votes for unions often can be successful after an inability to reach agreement on a contract, as the rank-and-file members ultimately toss in the towel on ever getting a deal from a recalcitrant management. The argument in favor of decertification in those cases is often that the workers are paying dues and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drivers-oust-teamsters-at-home-depot-subsidiary-in-california

Driver safety, ideas on reducing fuel use top concerns for SMB fleets

Commercial fleet managers are very concerned about safety, they generally trust their drivers and are running out of ideas on how to save fuel.

Those are some of the high-level takeaways from a new survey of 503 decision-makers at small and midsized businesses (fewer than 1,000 employees) operating at least five commercial vehicles. The results were released Monday by Netradyne, an artificial intelligence fleet technology provider.

The survey was conducted by Atomik Research from Sept. 21 to 28....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driver-safety-ideas-on-reducing-fuel-use-top-concerns-for-smb-fleets

Addressing negatives is just half of driver training

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Louisiana staged truck accident case back in court; 2 more plead guilty

Remember the Louisiana staged accident scam and investigation? It’s kicking into gear again.

After months of no news regarding indictments, guilty pleas or sentencings, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced this week two recent guilty pleas.

But neither were for what is still expected to be the most significant parts of the case: the indictments of more lawyers who were allegedly involved in putting the scheme together. 

In two separate but similar developments this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/louisiana-staged-truck-accident-case-back-in-court-2-more-plead-guilty

Truck transportation jobs move little in November, but trend still upward

After a year in which big monthly swings — mostly gains — have been the norm for truck transportation jobs reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, November saw a minimal change. 

But the change, nonetheless, was higher. November truck transportation jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to BLS, came in at 1,601,300. That’s a gain of 1,300 jobs from a revised October figure of an even 1.6 million.

However, that October figure was revised downward from an initial report of 1,601,100...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-transportation-jobs-move-little-in-november-but-trend-still-upward

Senate proposes $755 million for truck parking

Senate lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday that would set aside $755 million in competitive grants over four years to expand much-needed truck parking across the country.

The bipartisan Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, co-sponsored by Sens. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., will serve as companion legislation to a House version introduced last year and approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in July.

Like the House bill, which currently has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/senate-proposes-755-million-for-truck-parking

FMCSA rejects work-rule exemption for livestock haulers

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Livestock haulers remain frustrated after being told by federal regulators that they will not...

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