What California’s Mixed Message Means for Autonomous Trucking

California has a reputation for innovation. After all, Silicon Valley is where the first Apple computer was built and it was the University of California Los Angeles whose ARPANET project laid the ground work for todays internet (with a little help from Al Gore ;0)....

That’s It! You’ve Got Detention

Detention time in the trucking industry is a longstanding issue – it consistently ranks as one of the top concerns of some professional drivers and has gotten the attention of the top leadership of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and, as a result, in August...

Associated with Safety

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week gets a lot of media coverage. Originally a creation of the American Trucking Associations, today we see billboards lining the interstates, newspaper editorials, social media engagement, and road team captains on the 6 o’clock...

Meal and Rest Break Revival? — Guest Article from Scopelitis Law

By Christopher J. Eckhart, Partner at Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C. Earlier this month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) gave notice that it will consider petitions requesting a waiver of the FMCSA’s decisions preempting...

Responding in Crisis

On June 27, 2023, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations to require all railroads to generate, maintain, and share certain information...