An amendment set to come to the Senate floor this week would, if made law, bring back regulations requiring truckers’ 34-hour restart to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and limit the restart’s use to once a week.
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An amendment set to come to the Senate floor this week would, if made law, bring back regulations requiring truckers’ 34-hour restart to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods and limit the restart’s use to once a week.
Topics: Legislation
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Home Furnishings Business recently wrote a fantastic article on home delivery. We highly recommend reading it in it's entirety but if you only have a few minutes you should at least read the section below-
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week is scheduled for Sept. 6-12. The annual outreach and enforcement campaign was created in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and involves law enforcement agencies across North America. Inspectors will conduct roadside inspections of commercial trucks and buses to look for missing, loose or worn parts, air or hydraulic fluid leaks, and other issues with brake systems. Vehicles will be placed out of service if they have defective or out-of-adjustment brakes.
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It would appear that the California Labor Commission has ruled that at least one Uber driver is an employee. As it stands now, Uber employs its drivers as third-party contractors, operating as a logistics company that provides access to customer demand and directions, transactions, etc.
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The Obama administration made the latest in a series of moves to address climate change Friday, proposing to hike the fuel economy standards for heavy-duty trucks like tractor-trailers, delivery trucks and school buses.
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On March 6, 2015 the Senate Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee introduced Bill 224, titled Provision Relating to Employment. Senate Bill 224 proposes a new definition to the term “independent contractor” for wage & hour purposes.
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The annual Brake Safety Week inspection spree is taking place this week, Sept. 7-13.
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The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or “MAP-21” Act that was signed into law and went into effect October 1, 2012. Besides consolidating the more than 100 transportation programs into a much more manageable (and hopefully better managed) number, the immense bill has several lofty goals. Two of MAP-21’s central themes are the “strengthening of America’s highway and public transportation system” and the support of “the Department’s aggressive safety agenda,” according to the FHWA’s map act website.
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