Jill DunnBusinessDOT report says weather delays cost trucking millions annually, but less than previously thoughtFederal researchers say adverse weather costs trucking $3.8 million annually, with ice and snow responsible for more than half of all time lost to traffic slowed by weather.July 29, 2016BusinessReport from the Fed shows slowdown in trucking activityThe Federal Reserve reports a recent drop in demand for trucking services, while ports and the overall economy showed modest progress.July 27, 2016BusinessSoCal carrier, drivers propose $5M settlementThe non-profit organizations say the company, QTS, Inc., and related entities such as LACA Express and Win Win Logistics, misclassified drivers as independent contractors. The companies then filed for bankruptcy to avoid liability for wage theft.July 22, 2016BusinessCarrier owner sentenced for bait-and-switch tacticsOn June 8, Louis Massaro of Scottsdale, Arizona and Pompano Beach, Florida, again pleaded guilty to money laundering, failure to return household goods and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in Boston’s federal district court. Judge Rya W. Zobel signed an order for him to be on home confinement for the first 8 months of a two-year of probation sentence and pay $28,460 in restitution to victims.June 23, 2016BusinessPush renewed to ban trucks older than ’07 at NJ/NY portsThe Coalition for Healthy Ports and key Newark, N.J. politicians want the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to reinstate a plan to prohibit trucks with engines older than 2007 by next year.June 21, 2016BusinessTrucks now need appointment times at Oakland’s largest container terminalOakland International Container Terminal will mandate appointments for most containerized import pickups to shorten truck waits and speed up delivery. The terminal handles 67 percent of Oakland’s container shipments, the port stated.June 3, 2016BusinessOSHA rule will make workplace injuries and illnesses public, require carriers to upload infoThe agency’s May 11 final rule requires nothing new of employees, but steps up demand on employers. Businesses like trucking companies will have to submit this information electronically, which OSHA then will make publicly available on its website.May 26, 2016BusinessSecond phase of Unified Registration System goes into effect Sept. 30When fully implemented, FMCSA says the URS will better identify unsafe companies that try to regain registration by attempting to register as a different, unrelated business entity.May 9, 2016BusinessCalif. trucking company owners face fraud charges for drivers working under the tableA California trucking company’s owners were held on $950,000 bail each for an alleged scheme to avoid higher insurance premiums and taxes by paying drivers cash and providing inaccurate employee information to state officials.May 2, 2016BusinessCarrier wins Colorado case brought by drivers wanting overtime pay, breaksThe drivers say they should have received overtime pay and breaks for the repeating schedule they worked. The court, however, ruled the truckers are interstate drivers, and federal laws preempt Colorado state wage laws.April 29, 2016Previous PagePage 6 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