The Chartwell Chronicles: Trucking
Case In Point: Recent Developments in Employment Law
Recently, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced its intention to implement 52 deregulatory actions across the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and National Highway...more
Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to begin enforcement of English language proficiency (ELP)...more
The numbers are frightening. In recent years, juries have routinely rendered outsized verdicts, a trend attributable in part to social inflation, public sentiment toward corporate defendants, and sophisticated litigation...more
Freight brokers are often sued for negligence when there is cargo damage or personal injury involving a motor carrier hired by the broker. Personal injury claims in particular can involve damages in the tens and hundreds of...more
On February 1, FMCSA published its supplemental advance notice of proposed rulemaking Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) (88 Fed. Reg. 6691) (“SANPRM”) requesting...more
On May 16, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals published an opinion unequivocally placing the burden of proof on interstate drivers of motor carriers seeking overtime under the small vehicle exception to the Motor...more