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Friday, February 15, 2019Not only is the lack of available truck parking across the nation costing drivers, it’s also pushing drivers out of the business and contributing to the driver shortage, according to experts. American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) estimates that average drivers spend close to an hour a day looking for parking – time they don’t get paid for. ATRI VP of Research Dan Murray stated at a ...read moreThursday, February 14, 2019Weather remains an issue on I-84 through the Columbia Gorge. The interstate reopened Wednesday night, but westbound traffic was moving slowly. Freezing rain was forecast to continue into Thursday. ODOT has advised trucks to avoid driving in the Gorge if at all possible. Parking for trucks has been scarce especially in The Dalles and Biggs. Read moreCategories: Traffic / Road ClosuresWednesday, February 13, 2019The American Transportation Research Institute has just released a study that reaffirms that, thanks to the increase in e-commerce, the trucking industry is feeling the pressure to adjust its operations and adapt to smaller delivery windows and shorter hauls. On a positive note, the rise of online shopping and e-commerce may help the driver shortage problem as local pickup and delivery operations ...read moreCategories: GeneralMonday, January 07, 20192019 Registration Period Now Open The federal government has announced reduced annual fees in 2019 for commercial carriers and other entities required by law to participate in the Unified Carrier Registration Plan (UCR). The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which has oversight of UCR, published the final rulemaking on December 28. The 2019 UCR registration period is now ...read moreCategories: Press ReleaseThursday, January 03, 2019The Oregon Secretary of State has concluded an Audit of our online system, and one of their recommendations relating to security is for users to increase password length and complexity to comply with statewide IT standards. The new passwords must include the following:Must be at least 10 characters longMust contain one capital letterMust contain at least one number (0-9)Must contain at least one ...read moreCategories: Press ReleaseThursday, January 03, 2019As announced late last week, FMCSA said that carriers do not have to comply with California laws requiring employers to provide workers with regular meal breaks and paid rest breaks, rebuking a 2014 federal court ruling. FMCSA will grant a petition filed in September by ATA, which asked that the agency exempt carriers from the California-specific break laws, arguing that they interfere with ...read moreCategories: GeneralThursday, January 03, 2019Since a Presidential Proclamation in 2010, January has been designated Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, with Friday, January 11 being National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, human trafficking is a crime in which force, fraud or coercion is used to compel a person to perform labor, services or commercial sex, affecting all populations, ...read moreCategories: GeneralThursday, January 03, 2019A federal judge in California is challenging a ruling issued by the California Supreme Court in April that established new criteria for how carriers should discern employee drivers vs. independent contractors. Judge James Otero, a U.S. District Judge in California’s Central District, said in his Nov. 15 opinion that federal law, when it comes to truck transportation, pre-empts the state’s strict ...read moreCategories: GeneralWednesday, December 05, 2018A final rule from FMCSA that allows medical examiners, in consultation with a truck driver’s treating clinician, to decide if an insulin-treated diabetic driver is qualified to get behind the wheel became effective in November. The rule eliminates the need for a driver to wait two or three months while an exemption request is processed, after being automatically disqualified for having the ...read moreCategories: General
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