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Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found broker liability claims for negligent selection of a motor carrier brought against Total Quality Logistics (“TQL”), a broker, are not preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (“FAAAA”), 49 U.S.C. § 14501(c), due to the s

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) conducts thousands of audits each year to enforce the motor carrier safety and hazardous materials regulations. The targets of these audits are interstate motor carriers as well as in-state-only carriers that transport hazardous materials.

Worker’s case seeks to change federal standards so that union bosses must convince workers to ‘opt-in’ to supporting union politics Pittsburgh, PA (July 3, 2025) – Josh Hammaker, a driver for ABARTA Coca-Cola’s Houston, PA, distribution center, has filed federal charges against Teamsters Local 585 union officials at his workplace. Hammaker is charging Teamsters union officials with violating federal law by threatening to get him fired if he did not formally join the union, and with forcing him to pay for union expenditures – including union political activities. Hammaker filed his charges at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with free legal aid from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys.

Adequate truck parking is critical to the success of the transportation industry. But, with an estimated national average of just 1 truck parking spot available for every 11 truck drivers, research on how to expand such parking options at public rest stops has recently become a top priority.  Truck parking concerns have sparked attention at both state and federal levels, prompting the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) to release data in collaboration with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The agencies’ joint research covers all 50 state Departments of Transportation, as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

In response to a directive from the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a new enforcement policy aimed at ensuring commercial truck and bus drivers are able to read and speak English. The internal policy, issued May 20, 2025, is now in effect. It includes guidance for how roadside enforcement personnel should enforce the English language proficiency requirements in 49 CFR 391.11(b)(2).

Time to look alive, drivers! Operation Safe Driver Week will run from July 13-19 this year, with a focus on reckless, careless, and dangerous driving. Officers in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. will be looking out for commercial drivers’ unsafe driving habits — don’t be one of the offenders!  During last year’s initiative, officers in Canada and the U.S. pulled over 11,050 vehicles, issued 2,712 tickets and citations, and gave 3,228 warnings to both commercial and passenger vehicle drivers. Research shows that these interactions have had a positive impact on safe driver rates over time.

Promising to end the “plague of bad actors” in trucking, Transportatio n Secretary Se an P. Duffy signed an order officially rescinding previous FMCSA guidance on enforcing requirements for English proficiency for drivers. At the same time, he promised more action from the DOT in areas such as truck parking and non-domiciled CDLs. In an official signing at a trucking event in Austin, Texas, on May 20, Duffy said, “We’re going to replace it with stronger enforcement procedures.”

Everyone has been on pins and needles since President Trump introduced tariffs. The following article should belay your fears and prove that President Trump is on the side of the common worker especially the transportation industry. First, I want to point that the Dow Jones recorded on 1/20/2021 under the Biden Administration that the Dow was at $30,930.52. On 5/1/2025, the Dow recorded $41,074.66 under the Trump Administration. This was just a few days over his 100 days in office.  No matter what you say, this is a 32% gain!

California has agreed to formally repeal much of its controversial Advanced Clean Fle ets electric-truck mandate as part of a legal settlement. Key provisions of ACF already were not being enforced because the state did not get a required waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency.