Truck driver overtime pay

House, Senate reintroduce trucker overtime pay bill

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would give truck drivers the right to overtime pay was reintroduced in both the House and Senate on Thursday.

The Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act would eliminate an exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 that gives employers the right to exempt their drivers from overtime compensation – meaning they’re excluded from guaranteed time-and-a-half pay if they work more than 40 hours a week due to traffic congestion, weather or delays at loading...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/house-senate-reintroduce-trucker-overtime-pay-bill

Legal challenges ahead for truck speed, hours-of-service rules?

WASHINGTON — With dust starting to settle after the landmark Supreme Court Chevron decision upended the federal rulemaking process, Republican lawmakers are eager to hear about rules that small-business truckers would like to see challenged.

OOIDA’s Lewie Pugh testifies on Wednesday. Photo: House T&I Committee

“I think first and foremost is the speed limiter rule that’s been floated around,” said Lewie Pugh, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/legal-challenges-ahead-for-truck-speed-hours-of-service-rules

Check Call: November steals

(Gif: Tenor)

It’s Q4 and cargo theft is on the rise. It’s a down market and end of the year, and cargo thefts typically rise this time of year. However, this year CargoNet saw a 59% increase year over year in thefts and pilferage in the U.S. and Canada during the third quarter. The top way goods were ending up in the wrong hands was through “shipment misdirection,” in which thieves were using stolen identities from truckers and freight brokers to get freight from the intended receiver. 

Freigh...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-november-steals

Advisers to FMCSA waver on support for trucker overtime pay

WASHINGTON — Advocates for getting more women into trucking weakened their stance on an overtime pay exemption as they hammered out a report to be submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The change was made on Monday during the final meeting of the Women of Trucking Advisory Board (WOTAB), which was chartered last year by the secretary of transportation and charged with “reviewing and reporting on policies that provide education, training, mentorship, or outreach to women...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/advisers-to-fmcsa-waver-on-support-for-trucker-overtime-pay