Detention Pay: New Laws, Same Old Issues
Last month on June 15, the U.S. Department of Transportation released an announcement of their intentions to move forward with an audit of the loading and unloading delays experienced by drivers nationwide in hopes of one day implementing a mandate for detention pay nationside. Similar to the goals of the Obama administration’s Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and the requirements outlined therein, the recent audit...
Independent Contractor or Employee?
Many drivers enjoy the freedom of working as independent truck drivers, due to the flexibility and opportunity to run themselves like their own small business. They call the shots and make their own profits, but port drivers in So Cal are now calling on their right to unionize as misclassified employees. So Cal Drivers Get So Exploited With congestion issues and new pushes for clean-burning diesel, independent drivers are leaking...
Can Truck Drivers Prepare for a Driverless Future?
In the excitement of new, self-driving trucks, we often forget that it may end up costing 3.5 million truck drivers, and others, their livelihoods. In May we talked about the imminent future of driverless trucks. We mentioned many of the new self-driving technologies and some of the top companies’ future truck prototypes. But what we didn’t really talk discuss: the future of truck drivers in a driverless society. While talk of new...
Will Brexit Affect Trucking?
As the recent announcements of Britain’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) sweeping over every news outlet and major economy on Earth, it may have some truckers wondering what it could mean for them. For those unfamiliar with what exactly the Brexit is, allow us to break it down: Although Britain’s (Former) Prime Minister David Cameron had attempted to quell the push toward leaving the EU with negotiations back in February, the...
The eHighway: Using Existing Infrastructure for a Better Future
In an attempt to operate a fossil-fuel-independent transit system by 2030, Sweden has unveiled its first electric highway using a system from Siemens. This overhead-powered eHighway system will help to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution. While some would rather argue whether or not global warming and climate change exist, there are others that have already seen the devastating effects of greenhouse gases and air pollution, and...