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Trucking Groups Take Their Priorities to House Transportation Committee

Testifying before a House subcommittee, several trucking stakeholder groups made a case for the importance of trucking to the U.S. economy and offered plans on how to improve it, from infrastructure funding to safety regulations.

Alabama to Allow Younger Truck Drivers

The state legislature of Alabama has passed a bill that will allow the state to issue Class A commercial driver’s licenses to applicants as young as 18 years old to participate in intrastate commerce.

Bill to Lower Interstate Truck Driving Age Reintroduced

The reintroduced DRIVE-Safe ACT would allow drivers as young as 18 years old to drive heavy-duty trucks in interstate commerce.

Some Cities Passing Tougher Distracted Driving Laws Than States

Several cities are responding to what they view as lax state legislation by passing their own distracted driving laws. Three states in the nation still allow texting while driving and only 16 have adopted hands-free laws, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.

California Bill Calls for HD Truck Emissions Testing

Unlike passenger vehicles, which require biennial smog checks in California, heavy-duty diesel trucks are not currently required to undergo regular emissions testing. That might change with the introduction of a bill in the state Senate.

Wyo. Senator Floats Bill to Nix EV Tax Credits

A bill that would terminate the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles was introduced by U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works committee.

New California Law Holds Retailers Liable for Truck Driver Misclassification

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that aims to hold retailers partly accountable for working with trucking companies that have a record of labor violations.

Retread Instead Meets with Congressmen on Capitol Hill

A team of Retread Instead supporters participated in this year’s Tire Industry Association-sponsored Federal Lobby day educating legislators on the economic benefits of tire retreads compared to cheap foreign options.

Supreme Court Nixes J.B. Hunt Appeal on Driver Break Lawsuit

By declining to hear a review of J.B. Hunt's appeal to overturn a lower court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a class action lawsuit filed by truck drivers against the motor carrier over meal and rest break rules to go forward. The lawsuit is headed to court in September—11 years after it was initiated.

Senators Push FMCSA Chief to Reform Trucker Hours of Service Rule

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators are nudging Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ray Martinez to act swiftly to reform the hours-of-service rule to “provide needed flexibility for [truck] drivers.”

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Trucking Groups Take Their Priorities to House Transportation Committee

Alabama to Allow Younger Truck Drivers

Bill to Lower Interstate Truck Driving Age Reintroduced

Some Cities Passing Tougher Distracted Driving Laws Than States

California Bill Calls for HD Truck Emissions Testing

Wyo. Senator Floats Bill to Nix EV Tax Credits

New California Law Holds Retailers Liable for Truck Driver Misclassification

Retread Instead Meets with Congressmen on Capitol Hill

Supreme Court Nixes J.B. Hunt Appeal on Driver Break Lawsuit

Senators Push FMCSA Chief to Reform Trucker Hours of Service Rule

Update Your Address

Where your issues are sent

Trucking Groups Take Their Priorities to House Transportation Committee

Alabama to Allow Younger Truck Drivers

Bill to Lower Interstate Truck Driving Age Reintroduced

Some Cities Passing Tougher Distracted Driving Laws Than States

California Bill Calls for HD Truck Emissions Testing

Wyo. Senator Floats Bill to Nix EV Tax Credits

New California Law Holds Retailers Liable for Truck Driver Misclassification

Retread Instead Meets with Congressmen on Capitol Hill

Supreme Court Nixes J.B. Hunt Appeal on Driver Break Lawsuit

Senators Push FMCSA Chief to Reform Trucker Hours of Service Rule

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