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The freight broker transparency fight four years in the making

For those living under a rock or missed the last four years, a fight over the ability for carriers to see how much brokerages make is inching closer to a showdown. 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed sweeping changes to broker transparency regulations, potentially reshaping how freight transactions are documented and shared within the industry. 

The latest escalation came on Nov. 20, when the FMCSA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-freight-broker-transparency-fight-four-years-in-the-making

Truck driver shortage: Myth or reality? 

Trucking industry experts weighed in during a debate Wednesday at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival on the controversial subject of whether there is a driver shortage or a driver retention problem.

The debate, moderated by Timothy Dooner of FreightWaves’ WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, featured Lewie Pugh, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, and John Larkin, strategic adviser for Clarendon Capital, a private equity firm.

Pugh, representing OOIDA, a trade...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-driver-shortage-myth-or-reality

AB5 notches another win: Supreme Court won’t hear Postmates/Uber case 

Backers of California’s AB5 independent contractor law have scored a fresh victory after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Postmates/Uber case. 

California’s independent contractor law, AB5, has racked up another victory in the federal court system.

The U.S. Supreme Court without comment – which is common practice – denied review Tuesday in the case known both as Olson, for lead plaintiff Lydia Olson, and Uber/Postmates, to distinguish it from other Uber-driven litigation against AB5.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ab5-notches-another-win-supreme-court-wont-hear-postmates-uber-case

OOIDA, Truckstop team up, load board is now group’s “exclusive partner”

Load board operator Truckstop and the Owner Operator Independent Driver Association have agreed to what they are calling a “groundbreaking collaboration” that will see Truckstop named OOIDA’s “exclusive load board partner,” displacing a long relationship with DAT.

The agreement announced Tuesday was also touted as “an exclusive collaboration to provide tools that help protect and grow owner-operator businesses,” with the focus appearing to be on anti-fraud tools that Truckstop has long promoted...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ooida-truckstop-team-up-load-board-is-now-groups-exclusive-partner

OOIDA sues EPA over greenhouse gas emissions standards

OOIDA sues EPA over greenhouse gas emissions standards
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

On Tuesday, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association along with other industry groups filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s Phase 3 final rule on greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles. According to the petition, the court should vacate the EPA rule, as it “exceeds the agency’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ooida-sues-epa-over-greenhouse-gas-emissions-standards

OOIDA’s scrappy start

FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here.

Owner-operators are a vital part of logistics in the United States. While the majority of truck drivers do work for a company, there are 350,000 to 400,000 owner-operators in the U.S. and Canada — an integral number. 

There are both advantages and disadvantages in driving for a specific company and being independent. But for owner-operators, who is there to protect them? 

Well, the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ooidas-scrappy-start

Moms urge federal regulators to mandate side underride guards

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It’s been 10 years since Marianne Karth — along with daughters AnnaLeah and Mary and son Caleb —...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/moms-urge-federal-regulators-to-mandate-side-underride-guards

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