- 400,000 Retired Trucking Teamsters May Get Pension Cut
2015-11-05
The Central States Pension Fund is going to cut pensions by about half, come July 1st, 2016. If
you are one of the 400,000 truckers who are covered by the Central States Pension Fund, you may
want to start planning for this.
- Government Funding Bill Adds a Rollback of Key Trucker Legislation
2015-01-06
Last year, legislation supported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association that required
truckers to take two full consecutive nights of rest following 70 hours of time spent driving
passed. While people on both sides of the aisle with concerns about truckers' safety supported
the bill, a December 2014 spending bill in Congress includes a provision that would reverse the
law.
- Trucker's Truths - The Feds in Washington Don't Understand Truckers
2014-09-25
Why on earth would politicians in Washington know what's best for truckers? If you ask the feds
about why truckers have faced increased regulation and stricter limits on driving times, they'll
tell you it's about safety—that more restrictive Hours of Service laws will reduce driver
fatigue and crashes.
- Poorly
Maintained Bridges Endanger Truckers
2014-08-28
One in 10 of America's bridges is an accident waiting to happen. According to the American Road
and Transportation Builders Association, more than 63,000 interstate highway bridges urgently
need critical structural repairs to protect the safety of the millions of drivers that travel
across them every day. For professional truck drivers, who spend more time crossing these unsafe
bridges than most drivers, the risk of being caught on a collapsing bridge is both frightening
and potentially fatal.
- Federal Court Jails Father and Sons for Trucking Fraud Identity Theft Scam
2011-03-15
Today we focus on the case of a father and his sons jailed by a federal court for a major
trucking scam: A man and his two sons were committed to federal penitentiary for a major
trucking scam involving identity theft, double broking and criminal failure to pay legitimate
trucking carriers for work performed. This case also underlines the dangers of identity theft
for truck drivers and carriers.
- Driver Fatigue Case and Fourth Amendment Trucker Rights Decided by Fed Judge
2011-02-17
US District Judge Donovan Frank sitting in federal court in Minnesota ruled in favor of a
trucker who had been pulled over and classified as "fatigued" by MN State Police. The
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) announced in a press release that he
ruling was "historic" and a "major victory" for truckers and their rights.
- FMCSA Launches New Compliance Safety Accountability Program (CSA)
2010-12-27
The showpiece of the new CSA program is the SMA, or Safety Measurement System. SMS analyzes
inspections, law enforcement reports and crash data to assess a carrier's road performance. From
these multiple data sources, the SMS will extract the carrier's safety record, especially
focusing on safety violations. Using this information, the FMSCA enforcement units will be able
to respond proactively to violators, or to provide advice on remedial action for carriers who
are borderline cases, before the situation deteriorates.