Trucking Laws and Legislation

Service members who are coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan and discharged from the Armed Forces often need help looking for jobs for which their military training has prepared them.

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently announced that it is proposing the current presidential administration to stop the opening and inspection of hazardous materials during roadside compliance reviews, The Journal of Commerce reports.

This year's winter was particularly snowy in many parts of the U.S., which has urged lawmakers to draft new proposals concerning proper snow removal in passenger vehicles to prevent snow from flying over rooftops and compromising safety.

After the Owner Operate Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently announced a call to action for truckers to contact their lawmakers over a new bill that would expand areas that allow 65 mph speed limits for cars and trucks, there's a lot of rumbling in the Illinois statehouse.

The recent hours of service proposal from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) comes has been faced with opposition by many trucking organizations and associations.

The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently announced that the proposal that limits the number of hours truck drivers are allowed to operate each day may increase costs for business and consumers.

Many companies and owner-operators are concerned that the new rules that have been proposed by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will negatively impact the driver shortage, Cedar Valley Business Monthly reports.

Many proposals from the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have caused the American Trucking Associations to question the validity of the studies used to determine a new rule limiting the length of truck drivers' shifts, Bloomberg reports.

A recent push from The Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP) has urged federal legislators to reintroduce the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act (SETA) into the House of Representatives.

Officials from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently announced that a new bill may make shippers and receivers accountable for their contribution to the lack of productivity in the transportation supply chain.