Driver pay meetings focus on unpaid work

January 23, 2023

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We don’t have to tell you that compensation by the mile is a flawed system that forces many drivers to work without being paid for much of what they do – but there are plenty of policymakers out there who don’t know that. A new study could end up changing that. The National Academies of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board recently held its first meetings on the issue and we’ve got a report.


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The National Academies of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board held its first meetings on the driver pay issue, and we’ve got a report. Also, a new year and a new month mean a new issue of Land Line Magazine. We’ll take a look at the first issue of 2023 and find out more about this issue’s cover story, “Trackers on Truckers.” And this week will be a busy one for trucking issues in our nation’s capital, with discussions on truck parking, bathroom access and more.


Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson

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Land Line Magazine preview

A new year and a new month mean a new issue of Land Line Magazine. We’ll take a look at the first issue of 2023, and finds out more about this issue’s cover story, “Trackers on Truckers.”


The week ahead in D.C.

This week will be a busy one for trucking issues in our nation’s capital, with discussions on truck parking, bathroom access and more.


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