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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 11, 2022

Labor Department Proposes New Independent Contractor Definition

The Department of Labor's proposal to change the definition of independent contractor has a provision that will make it harder for trucking companies to demonstrate the independent contractor status of their drivers.

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PodcastsOctober 5, 2022

A Different Approach to Autonomous Trucks: Talking with Plus [podcast]

Plus Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Shawn Kerrigan talks to HDT Senior Contributing Editor about the pathway his company has followed and how he sees the future of autonomous technology in trucking evolving.

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PodcastsSeptember 20, 2022

One Man’s Fight to Address Challenges Facing FedEx Ground Contractors [Podcast]

HDT’s Deborah Lockridge talks to fellow fleet editor Chris Brown, who’s been covering the largest FedEx Ground contractor in the United States — and the criticism that led to the contract's cancellation.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2022

Goodyear Calls for Heroic Drivers

Now through December, Goodyear is asking the trucking community to nominate heroic drivers to be considered for the 38th annual Highway Hero Award program.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 9, 2022

Survey Finds Truck Drivers Feel Less Appreciated

While Truckstop found that more than half of U.S. truck drivers feel their job is appreciated, the sentiment is down from last year’s high of 96% during the heigh of supply and transport challenges.

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2022

Personal Conveyance: Is It Worth It?

FMCSA’s guidance leaves the concept of personal conveyance open to interpretation, and that frequently leads motor carriers to trouble. Is PC worth it?

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 30, 2022

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Step to Bring More Women into Trucking

The plan by Biden-Harris Administration to strengthen the trucking industry includes the U.S. DOT's appointment of members to the Women of Trucking Advisory Board.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 30, 2022

AB5 Injunction Lifted, but CTA Plans to Renew Challenge

A preliminary injunction that had barred California from enforcing its AB5 law has officially been lifted — but trucking is not giving up on challenging this law that severely restricts the use of independent contractors.

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PodcastsAugust 25, 2022

Are Your Brakes Ready for CVSA's Brake Safety Week? [Podcast]

CVSA’s Will Schaefer and HDT’s Jim Park dig into the reasons for the fairly consistent brake out-of-service rates and how inspectors manage to uncover brake defects that seen to elude drivers and technicians.

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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2022

Teamsters, Universal Settle Labor Dispute

A southern California drayage company will have to make all its independent contractor drivers into union employees under a settlement of a longstanding labor dispute.

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