Jill DunnBusinessCross-border happenings: No arbitration from Mex group, FMCSA data hazy, report findsThe State Department says Canacar has not filed for arbitration since the Mexican trucking trade association served notice in 2009. And updated numbers on inspection data for cross-border participants could make the data inconclusive.April 10, 2014Business21 indicted in NY in scheme to pay for CDL test answersNew York has indicted twenty-one more people for involvement in a fraudulent Commercial Driver’s License test-taking scheme.April 8, 2014BusinessAgency reinstating ‘informal hearings’ as mechanism to challenge violationsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has reinstated informal hearings as an additional way to contest enforcement cases, and this time the option is available nationwide.April 4, 2014BusinessTrucking co. employee charged with stealing $6M from carrier in decade-long scamA New Jersey man is being held on bail after investigators concluded he stole more than $6 million over nearly a decade from New England Motor Freight.April 1, 2014BusinessLA port carrier, Teamsters reach agreement on unionization, classification issuesThe National Labor Relations Board has negotiated a settlement between a California carrier and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to post notice about the right to unionize.March 24, 2014BusinessU.S., Canada begin evaluating pre-inspection programs for border crossingsThe United States and Canada are evaluating the effectiveness of a truck cargo pre-inspection program as the pilot program enters its second phase at the Peace Bridge.March 20, 2014BusinessAgency changes definition of ‘gross combination weight rating’“Gross combination weight rating” has been redefined to clarify when CDL and other federal safety regulations apply to certain single-unit trucks towing trailers.March 20, 2014BusinessMisclassification and contractor status: State, legal action on both sides of debateThe trucking industry and labor advocates around the country have squared off of late over what constitutes an independent contractor, and lawmakers and courts are taking steps to define whether owner-operators should be classified as employees. Here’s a roundup of some key misclassification action nationwide.March 12, 2014BusinessUnion, non-union truckers strike at Vancouver port over detention, ratesThe driver’s union for the Port Metro Vancouver voted this weekend to join a non-union-organized strike at the Vancouver Port March 6 over excessive wait times and unfair rates, it says.March 4, 2014BusinessCongress eyes extending hours regs waivers for propane haulersCongress is considering a bill to extend current hours-of-service waivers for propane and other home heating truckers until May 31. On Feb. 25, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) introduced the Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation Act or H.R. 4076, which has nine co-sponsors.February 26, 2014Previous PagePage 21 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