Jill DunnBusinessAfter court ruling, Walmart could owe drivers $100M for not paying min. wage for non-driving timeA federal court has concluded Walmart violated California law by not paying truck drivers at least minimum wage for all the time they worked.June 15, 2015BusinessRhode Island delays trucks-only toll planRhode Island lawmakers are postponing a proposal to fund repairs to the state’s infrastructure with a truck-only toll on about two dozen bridges.June 9, 2015BusinessWest Coast port problems linger, Congress eyes legislation to allow governors to interveneAs West Coast port problems persist, Congress is considering legislation to allow governors to intervene in port labor disputes to prevent port slowdowns from crimping freight flow and causing any economic slowdowns. Also, truckers for some drayage carriers are threatening to strike over their inability to unionize.June 8, 2015BusinessRhode Island tones down trucks-only toll proposalRhode Island lawmakers have scaled back a plan to pay for repairs to the state’s infrastructure with a truck-only toll on about two dozen bridges.June 4, 2015BusinessTrucking groups rally against Rhode Island’s $100 million truck tolling planTrucking groups are voicing opposition to Rhode Island’s proposal to fund repair of the state’s deteriorating infrastructure by adding truck-only tolls on about 20 bridges.June 3, 2015BusinessRhode Island proposes highway plan that relies on truck tolls for fundingRhode Island’s top lawmakers have proposed a 10-year plan to fund repair of the state’s deteriorating infrastructure through adding a truck-only user fee on 17-20 bridges. ATA says it is “dismayed” at the state’s plan.May 29, 2015BusinessHouse Democrats introduce White House’s six-year Grow America highway billHouse transportation committee members last week reintroduced a more ambitious version of the White House’s long-term highway legislation that would allow a regulation mandating carriers compensate truckers for non-driving time.May 26, 2015BusinessPort update: Dockworkers ratify work agreement that ended months-long port slowdown, cargo backlogWest Coast dockworkers and port employers have ratified the five-year contract tentatively reached in February following nine months of negotiations.May 25, 2015BusinessCongress OKs two-month highway bill patch, says it’s working on long-term planThe Senate this weekend cleared the two-month highway funding patch passed last week by the U.S. House, securing solvency for the U.S. Highway Trust Fund until July 31. This is Congress’ 33rd stopgap surface transportation measure in a decade despite introduction of several long-term bills.May 25, 2015BusinessNTSB still uncertain of cause of deadly 2014 truck-bus crash involving FedEx FreightA 2,150-page preliminary investigation into a 2014 truck-motorcoach crash provides the trucker’s breakfast menu but not what may have caused him to cross the interstate median and collide with a bus of college students.May 18, 2015Previous PagePage 12 of 32Next PageTop StoriesDriver coaching and scorecardingDrivers rank camera as top safety tech, as long as it faces outwardTruck drivers ranked a camera, depending on which way it faces, as having a good and bad influence on driver safety.Test DrivesQuick spin: Pete's electric Model 579Recruiting & retentionTrucking's youth movement lagging, but no retirement in sight for most driversTechnologyTransportation a top 10 target of cyberattackers, cases nearly triple last yearFeatured SponsorDownload the Heavy Duty Maintenance Checklist