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Buttigieg updates Senate on NHTSA’s impaired-driving rulemaking
A rulemaking aimed at taking impaired drivers off the road received more than 18,000 comments, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
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Podcast: A private approach to truck parking
Trent Cameron, CEO and co-founder of Outpost, shares his company’s ambitious plan to dot the nation with private truck parking lots.
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Crime & Courts, News, State
North Dakota trucking company liable for $1 million in nonfatal crash
A federal jury in Indiana found a North Dakota trucking company responsible for a nonfatal crash that occurred more than six years ago. The company was ordered to pay $1 million in damages. On Dec. 4, a case that began in February 2014 came to an end when the jury determined that Robert Laducer and […]
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Michigan bills to end roadside cash payments near passage
A three-bill package nearing passage at the Michigan statehouse is intended to simplify the issuance of traffic citations for out-of-state drivers. Currently, Michigan is one of six states that are not members of the Nonresident Violator Compact. The distinction results in drivers issued traffic citations in another state to either provide cash on site, have […]
Crime & Courts, News
Mississippi man sentenced for his role in CDL skills test fraud scheme
A Mississippi man was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 14, for his role in a CDL skills test fraud scheme. One other person who has pleaded guilty is still awaiting sentencing. Benjamin James McGrigg was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment, three years supervised release and ordered to pay $13,500 in restitution. McGrigg changed his plea to […]
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State officials set stage for transportation funding discussions
Officials around the country are preparing for discussion in the months ahead about funding transportation needs. Below is a sampling of discussions at statehouses that are expected to take place. Alabama Transportation funding is expected to receive much consideration after the first of the year. State legislators are pressing forward for a plan to fund […]
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Pennsylvania high court hears case regarding ‘business privilege tax’
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in case between S&H Transport and the city of York. The trucking company claims it qualifies for an exemption for the city’s “business privilege tax.” On Dec. 5, S&H Transport and the city of York stated their case before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In October, an appellate […]
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Missouri bills address searches, police interaction, motorcycles
Multiple Missouri lawmakers have filed legislation for the upcoming regular session to address issues that cover road safety. One bill covers the use of ticket cameras. Sponsored by Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon, SB111 includes provisions to require police to notify motorists in-person who have been charged with traffic violations. Police would have 24 hours to […]
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T&I Chair DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves sit down with Land Line Now
The two most powerful members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee see a lot of common ground for infrastructure improvements once the new Congress is empaneled in January. Incoming House T&I chairman Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and incoming Ranking Committee Member Sam Graves, R-Mo., sat down for exclusive interviews with Land Line Now’s Mary McKenna. […]
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EPA announces investigation into Tennessee Tech study on glider emissions.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General plans to investigate the agency’s use of a Tennessee Tech University study regarding glider vehicle emissions. EPA announced the investigation on Dec. 3. In October, four Democratic lawmakers – Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas; Don Beyer Jr., Virginia; Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon; and Jerry McNerney, California, sent a […]
Crime & Courts, News
Supreme Court lets stand rulings that three companies misclassified drivers
Three separate lawsuits challenging the Washington State Employment Security Department’s unemployment tax were recently denied a writ of certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court. By not hearing the cases, the Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings that the drivers had been misclassified. The truck carriers claimed that an independent contractor exemption should apply to their […]
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Food Drop program puts truckers with rejected loads in contact with Indiana food banks
Truck drivers likely know this story all too well. A grocery store chain rejected 25 cases of green peppers, citing poor quality. “The food was perfectly good, but it didn’t meet their standard, or they ordered too many and just didn’t want to take any more,” said Bryan Spoon, an OOIDA board member and safety […]
