Since then, many in the trucking industry have been considering and evaluating alternative ways to maintain a mechanism of dispute resolution through arbitration on an individual basis so as to avoid class actions, collective...more
8/29/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Collective Actions ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) system is an important clearinghouse mechanism for for-hire motor carriers and private carriers with interstate operations. The IFTA plan benefits participating carriers by offering...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published recommendations from the 2016 FAST Act Household Goods Working Group on February 27, 2019. The Working Group was a Federal Advisory Committee created by...more
Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) publication of the Final Rule regarding Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food on April 6, 2016, 21 CFR 1.900, et seq. (the STF Rule), there has been an increase...more
4/23/2019
/ Audits ,
Brokers ,
FMCSA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
FSMA ,
IFTA ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Motor Carriers ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sanitary Food Transportation Act (SFTA) ,
Shipping ,
Trucking Industry
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM”) on Thursday, September 27, 2018, to address broker and freight forwarder financial responsibility...more
As has been widely reported, the California Supreme Court on April 30, 2018, issued a decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County that rejected a long-standing flexible, multifactor...more
Many outside of over-the-road motor carriers are taking notice of the looming Electronic Logging Device Mandate (ELD Mandate). We are seeing raised hands with many questions and some confusion at this very moment from a wide...more
The removal of CSA scores from public view may not eliminate the ability for an injured party to sue based on the negligent selection of a motor carrier, but it changes the analysis. The FMCSA still allows public access to...more
Transportation companies have become prime targets for patent infringement lawsuits in recent years. Some mistakenly assume that technology companies are the only companies subject to infringement claims, however, the use of...more
In May 2016, the Department of Labor released its long-awaited Final Rule on changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Final Rule—which will take effect in three months—will impact transportation employers...more
On April 6, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its Final Rule on the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food (the Final Rule). These long-awaited regulations were mandated by the Food Safety...more
6/13/2016
/ Bankruptcy Preferences ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Exemptions ,
Final Rules ,
FMCSA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
FSMA ,
Harassment ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Shipping ,
Trucking Industry