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Drivers•by Staff•June 3, 2022

Residence Alone Doesn't Make Driver Subject to Washington Wage Laws

A court ruling was good news for fleets that don't operate in Washington State but do employ drivers who live there. However, part of the case regarding federal rules about sleeper pay was not dismissed.

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FMCSA Awards Over $463M in Grants for Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

The MCSAP grant program includes funding to state and local law enforcement and other government agencies for safety inspections of trucks and buses.

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Equipment•by Staff•June 3, 2022

May Truck Orders Remain Constrained by Supply Chain

"The prevailing theme in trucks is largely unchanged: Long backlogs and supply-chain constrained production continue to keep new orders trending within a narrow range.”

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Drivers•by Staff•June 2, 2022

Truck Driver Reviews Top Factor in Choosing a New Job

Truck drivers say the most influential factor when choosing a carrier to drive for is online reviews from other drivers, according to a recent study from two driver recruitment and retention agencies.

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Drivers•by Staff•June 2, 2022

Arkansas Trucking, State Police to Address CDL Testing Backlog

The Arkansas State Police and Arkansas Trucking Association came up with a multi-prong approach to increase CDL skills testing capacity in the state.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 2, 2022

Reincarnated Carrier Put out of Service as Imminent Hazard

A Texas fleet put out of service last month as an “imminent hazard” tried resurrecting itself under a different name and was soon ordered to cease operating.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 1, 2022

Embark Works on Autonomous-Truck Interactions with Law Enforcement

What do law-enforcement officials do when they need to stop a driverless truck? Autonomous truck tech developer Embark Trucks is working with the Texas Department of Public Safety to answer that question.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 1, 2022

Heartland Express Buys Smith Transport

Truckload carrier Heartland Express just upped the size of its fleet by 850 trucks with the purchase of Smith Transport.

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Equipment•by Staff•May 31, 2022

EMA Lawsuit: CARB Emissions Rule Violates Clean Air Act

The Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association said the California Air Resources Board's new emissions regulations don't give manufacturers enough time to comply.

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Drivers•by Deborah Lockridge•May 27, 2022

Will Supreme Court Rule on California's Controversial AB5 Law?

California’s AB5 law, which would largely eliminate the traditional owner-operator model for trucking in the state, could go into effect as soon as sometime in June — if the Supreme Court takes the advice of the U.S. solicitor general.

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