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HOS Blitz: All The Coops Are Open 24/7 23 Aug 2013 | 06:25 am
The law enforcement agencies from three states in the Pacific Northwest are partnering with British Columbia for an enforcement blitz that is targeting commercial truck drivers who are running over th...
Class Action Suit: 62k Swift Drivers Shorted Pay By 7-10% 23 Aug 2013 | 06:17 am
If you worked with for Swift in the past few years, you may be considered eligible to be part of a class action suit against them that includes more than 62,000 drivers. The suit was just approved by ...
Freight Forwarding Fraud Shut Down 23 Aug 2013 | 06:10 am
A couple in Biloxi, Mississippi have pled guilty to their roles in a freight forwarding scheme that stole money from customers, carriers, and drivers. According to court documents, the scheme was in o...
City Wises Up About Red Light Cameras 23 Aug 2013 | 06:04 am
Clive, Iowa was facing the same problem with accident-prone intersections as many towns and cities across the country and like many others, they turned to red light automatic ticketing cameras to solv...
Shameful: North and South Express Threatens Drivers To Stop Complaints 22 Aug 2013 | 12:39 am
In my opinion, North and South Express is a little unhappy with the things people are posting about them on the internet. It appears that Rod Larson, owner of North and South Express, is threatening t...
CSA: Skipping Your Break Is Worse Than DUI 16 Aug 2013 | 05:03 am
What’s worse for driver safety: skipping your lunch break, or being drunk behind the wheel? It seems like a no-brainer, but according to the CSA, you’re more of a menace to society if you didn’t take ...
Recruitment Scam Steals Truckers’ Identities 16 Aug 2013 | 04:54 am
Hundreds of thousands of new truckers enter the industry every year, and a huge number of those already in the industry frequently change carriers. Recruiting truck drivers happens with ads on the web...
Medical Rule Changes Scheduled For May 2014 16 Aug 2013 | 04:46 am
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has said that they are well on track toward training, testing, certifying, and listing medical examiners who will be able to give DOT-required physicals...
Celadon Cruise Control Crash Costs Them $18.5 Million In Court 16 Aug 2013 | 04:15 am
A court ruling that is costing Celadon millions of dollars has inspired them to change their rules about drivers using cruise control while operating in inclement weather. A judge awarded $18.5 millio...
One HOS Rule Change Overturned 9 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has rejected almost the entirety of an appeal put forward by the ATA asking for the new HOS rules that went into effect on July 1st to be repeale...
