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News · Jun 7, 2019

Owner-operators benefiting from Trump tax cuts, Black Smoke Matters Blame Trump for smaller paychecks

"Truck drivers hauling for their own business received a lift in 2018 from President Donald Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to analysis from tax consultancy ATBS." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher Gallagher also wrote - "That assessment, however, which was based on preliminary data compiled from over 3,000 tax returns by the Lakewood, Colorado-based company, did not align with concerns from members of Black Smoke Matters, who blame the Preside

News · Jun 6, 2019

Border Patrol seeking trucker who fled scene of inspection

"Border Patrol agents in Laredo, Texas, are on the lookout for a truck driver who fled from a checkpoint, abandoned his truck and took off on foot Sunday, June 2."- According to article in overdriveonline.com Read full story HERE Source and credits : overdriveonline.com / Overdrive Staff

News · Jun 6, 2019

What drivers and fleets need to know about the drug and alcohol clearinghouse

"Many trucking companies refuse to hire a truck driver with a positive drug or alcohol test in their past, while others may allow a positive test if it is far enough removed from current service. Drug and alcohol testing is such a red herring for fleets and their insurers, though, that drivers will do anything they can to get around the testing and avoid any hint of past use." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Brian Straight Straight also wrote - "That is why the Federal

News · Jun 5, 2019

FMCSA will miss June 7 date for for unveiling its proposal for HOS regulations changes, 30 min. break likely to stay

"It appears likely that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will miss its projected June 7 date for unveiling its proposal for overhauling hours of service regulations and opening the proposal up for public comments. With just two days remaining until that date, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget has yet to stamp its approval on the proposal, which it must do before FMCSA publishes the document." - According to article in overdriveonline.com and its author James Jaille

News · Jun 5, 2019

Cross-border freight brokers not panicking yet about Mexico tariffs

"Cross-border freight brokers are not panicking over President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on Mexican exports into the United States – yet." - According to article in http://freightwaves.com and its author John Paul Hampstead Hampstead also wrote - "Last week the White House said that it would levy tariffs of 5 percent on all Mexican goods entering the U.S. – worth nearly $400 billion annually – beginning on June 10, with the duty increasing by another 5 percent every month through October.

Lawmakers warn on automated vehicles credit Volvo Trucks

News · Jun 5, 2019

Lawmakers warn of automation’s potential to replace drivers

"A U.S. Congressional committee responsible for funding federal transportation programs is calling on regulators to develop a “national strategy” to address drivers who could be displaced by autonomous vehicles (AVs)." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher Gallagher also wrote - "In a report published on June 3 explaining priorities set out in the initial draft of the transportation funding bill for fiscal year 2020, the House Appropriations Committee registere

News · Jun 4, 2019

One number explains why the Tesla Semi won’t be seen any time soon

"Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is simply not investing enough cash back into its business in the form of capital expenditures to construct the production lines and build out the service infrastructure necessary for the large-scale manufacturing of commercial vehicles." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Paul Hampstead Hampstead also wrote - "The Palo Alto-based automaker has a history of over-promising and under-delivering on new vehicle deliveries, production schedules, techn

News · May 29, 2019

USDA says states can’t block hemp transport

"States cannot block the interstate transport of legally produced hemp products, according to a legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture."- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Nate Tabak 'The May 28 opinion concludes that states and federally recognized Native American tribes must allow the free-flow of hemp across state lines and reservations envisaged in the 2018 Farm Bill. Despite the legalization of hemp, state authorities have seized shipments and prosec

News · May 29, 2019

Great Plains flooding sends intermodal loads off-track

"Flooding has become an unfortunate fact of life for many people in the Great Plains recently. Periods of severe thunderstorms and torrential rain for the past few weeks have finally taken their toll on communities in Wichita, Tulsa, and Fort Smith. These cities have already been drenched with two to three times their normal monthly May rainfall, and the swollen Arkansas River is reaching record/near-record levels, leading to delays for the two largest freight railroad companies in the U.S." -Ac

News · May 28, 2019

Trucker fined for trying to smuggle cheese into Canada

"A trucker must pay a fine of C$30,000 for attempting to smuggle nearly 8,800 pounds of cheese from the U.S. into Canada." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Nate Tabak "Haissam Azaar was fined the equivalent of $22,000 on May 9 after pleading guilty to the thwarted attempt to bring the eight skids of undeclared cheese through the Landsdowne, Ontario crossing, near northern New York. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found the cheese during a secondary inspecti

News · May 26, 2019

Trucker fights deportation after police checked his Log book

"A mechanical engineering student who supported himself by driving a truck faces deportation from Canada to India for working more hours than his study permit allowed".- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Nate Tabak "Jobandeep Sandhu was pulled over during a routine traffic stop on Highway 401 between Montreal and Toronto in 2017. But upon examining his log book, a police officer discovered that he had worked more than 20 hours – above the weekly limit under his permit t

News · May 24, 2019

Democrats try to preserve 30 min rest-break and make HOS violations public again

"Lawmakers holding the purse strings on Capitol Hill are attempting to keep federal regulators from pre-empting states that choose to pass and enforce stricter meal and rest-break laws. If signed into law, the provision would be a setback for carriers benefiting from recent decisions that help them avoid lawsuits filed by drivers alleging unfair work practices. In addition, the Democrats’ legislation seeks to continue to exempt agriculture haulers of livestock and insects from the electronic log