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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2024

Samsara Suit Alleges Patent Infringement by Motive

Samsara Inc. has filed a lawsuit claiming that Motive Technologies Inc. has been illegally copying its intellectual property, from copying its connected-vehicle and dashcam technology to mimicking its branding messages. Motive denied the allegations.

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Videosby Deborah LockridgeDecember 20, 2023

How Your Fleet’s Safety Manuals Could Hurt You in Court [Video]

Did you know that your fleet’s driver manuals and policies could become the detonator of a nuclear verdict against your trucking company? Learn more about this plaintiffs’ attorney tactic from trucking attorney Doug Marcello in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 18, 2023

California Trucking Association Challenges CARB's Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

California's zero-emission truck regulations "represent a vast overreach that threatens the security and predictability of the nation’s goods movement industry,” said the California Trucking Association in a legal challenge.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 16, 2023

ATA's Spear Attacks Unions, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, CARB

American Trucking Associations chief Chris Spear took aim at "trial lawyers chasing jackpot justice, self-promoting union bosses, and delusional environmental extremists" in his state of the industry address.

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PodcastsNovember 16, 2022

Truckers Win Lawsuit Against Unlawful Fingerprint Scans [Podcast]

Fingerprint scans, facial recognition, and vocal recognition are becoming relatively common in the trucking industry… and it’s leading to some lawsuits. Learn more about biometric data collection and what it means for trucking in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Videosby Vesna BrajkovicNovember 14, 2022

Truckers Win Lawsuit Against Unlawful Fingerprint Scans [Video]

Fingerprint scans, facial recognition, and vocal recognition are becoming relatively common in the trucking industry… and it’s leading to some lawsuits. Learn more about biometric data collection and what it means for trucking in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2022

Truck Drivers Win Lawsuit Against BNSF for Unlawful Fingerprint Scans

More than 44,000 truck drivers in Illinois will spilt $228 million in damages after a jury ruled that BNSF Railway unlawfully collected driver's biometric information at Chicago rail yards.

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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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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 29, 2022

The Battle Between FedEx Ground and Now-Former Contractor

Spencer Patton’s company is one of the largest FedEx Ground contractors in the United States — or it was, until his outspoken criticism led him to cancellation of his contract and a lawsuit against his consulting company.

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Articlesby Vesna BrajkovicJune 21, 2022

The Impact of Small Verdicts on Trucking Companies

"Death by 1,000 cuts," is how two attorneys characterized the impact small verdicts can have on trucking companies. Here's what fleets need to know about today's litigious environment.

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