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Truckers say an electronic device that measures the hours they drive each day sometimes leaves them stranded just 30 minutes from home
Brian Pape says electronic logging devices drove him out of the trucking industry: "That was it for…
Grace Dean
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Truckers are on pace to file a record number of complaints against employers amid the driver shortage
Supply-chain snags have forced truck drivers to wait hours at ports and depots under tight delivery…
Grace Kay
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Electronic tracking has been required on semi-trucks for 5 years. Fatalities haven't decreased.
Electronic log devices, or ELDs, are designed to make trucking safer, but the data tells a differen…
Bianca Giacobone
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The US issued emergency transport measures after its largest fuel pipeline was hit by a ransomware cyberattack, but an analyst says measures won't do much to make up supply
After the Colonial Pipeline was hit by a cyberattack, the US introduced measures exempting drivers …
Grace Dean
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Marijuana testing for truck drivers is becoming a leading cause of the growing national trucker shortage, expert says
As of December, more than 60,000 truckers have been temporarily taken off the road for testing posi…
Grace Kay
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The federal government has overturned four key parts to a road safety law that truck drivers said slashed their pay and left them 'more reckless than ever'
Truck drivers scored a major win on Thursday when the federal government announced it would change …
Rachel Premack
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None of the people who oversee the federal laws that govern truck drivers were ever truck drivers themselves
Wood has been a truck driver since 2007. Martinez, who heads the FMCSA and makes the rules that Ame…
Rachel Premack
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The federal government is overhauling a law truck drivers hated, which they said slashed their pay and left them 'more reckless than ever'
The HOS laws were easy to flout, but, starting in December 2018, they were more rigorously enforced…
Rachel Premack
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The federal government just confirmed it will enforce a law that truckers hate starting this month
The original mandate came into effect two years ago, spearheaded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safet…
Bani Sapra
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Rest breaks are a 'drag on the economy,' and the federal government says California truck drivers don't need them
In 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that carriers in California must ensur…
Rachel Premack
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A new federal ruling requires California truck drivers to take unpaid rest breaks - but a flurry of lawsuits could change that
Previously to the December ruling, truckers were compensated like typical hourly employees in Calif…
Rachel Premack
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Angry California truck drivers are slamming a new rule that requires them to take unpaid rest breaks, calling the change a 'travesty' for safety
This year, however, truckers have regained some power in terms of their pay and treatment on the ro…
Rachel Premack
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The Trump administration is distributing 1 million masks to truck drivers — here's how to get yours
For truck drivers, getting a free face mask to protect against the coronavirus may be as simple as …
Rachel Premack
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The Trump administration has quietly agreed to give 800,000 masks to truck drivers after months of ignoring requests
The decision comes after months of truck drivers asking for more support as pay plummets and even l…
Rachel Premack
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'Worked like a rented mule': A truck driver claims an Amazon contractor forced him to drive for up to 30 hours straight in new lawsuit
"AAA Freight is one of thousands of companies we contract with to move inventory around the country…
Rachel Premack
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Proposed truck driving hours regulation comes as investments in autonomous trucking tech escalate
Meanwhile, due to the intense competition in the industry, truck driving wages have actually fallen…
Hirsh Chitkara
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In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration suspended an 82-year-old road safety law for some truck drivers, showing how much coronavirus is pressuring retailers and hospitals to maintain cleaning and medical supplies
In its current edition, HOS requires truck drivers to drive only 11 hours within a 14-hour work per…
Rachel Premack
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The unprecedented suspension of an 82-year-old road safety law for truck drivers will continue until June 14
Until at least June 14, some truck drivers won't have to follow the much-hated safety laws thanks t…
Rachel Premack
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A federal court affirmed that Walmart should have paid California truck drivers during rest breaks - and the retail giant must pay drivers $55 million
The Ninth Circuit opinion also points to other recent court cases in favor of truck drivers securin…
Rachel Premack
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Truck drivers held a protest on Friday about some of the biggest issues in the industry
The group's goal is for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to take truckers' s…