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Workers pursuing Class Action after 100 year old trucking company shutters abruptly without distributing final paychecks or benefits
Employees of an Oregon trucking company are pursuing Class Action grievances after the company shut abruptly without properly compensating them earlier this month. TP Freight Lines based in Oregon notified employees of the closure and shut its doors on August 4th. The next day, the company failed to make payroll. Now, workers are filing unemployment insurance claims, and the Teamsters union…
Woman charged over vandalism of World War II Memorial
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on Friday that a woman had been taken into custody and charged with two felony counts in connection with the vandalism at the World War II Memorial in Washington.Melissa Farris was charged with depredation against property of the United States and destruction of veterans’ memorials, Pirro said on social media,…
Will Truck Parking Club ever start accepting fuel stop points?
Truck Parking Club has added nearly 6,000 new truck parking locations across the United States, something met with near universal…
Wife of active-duty Army sergeant deported to Honduras
The wife of an active-duty soldier was deported to Honduras on Monday, her husband confirmed.ICE agents detained Cristy Maryori Villafranca…
Why you can tell your attorney anything – almost
Discussions of previous acts, such as speeding or log book violations that went undetected, are generally subject to attorney-client privilege.Max…
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What are your rights when a broker doesn’t pay?
Have you or your trucking business ever been stiffed by a broker or freight forwarder that has gone broke, or perhaps even had no intention to pay to begin with? While the situation may seem hopeless, with the right strategies you can still recoup a portion or even all of…
Can truckers refuse to haul in bad weather?
If it would be legitimately unsafe to operate, the short answer to the question in the headline here is "yes," as detailed in this adaptation of an installment in Overdrive's "Trucking Law" series. In it, attorney Paul Taylor of the Truckers Justice Center details just what protections the Surface Transportation…
Can truck drivers use CBD oil or other hemp-derived products?
Across the country, more and more states are decriminalizing and outright legalizing marijuana, and meanwhile CBD, an extract of industrial hemp plants, a legal cousin to marijuana, has emerged as an effective treatment for everything from chronic pain to anxiety and sleep disorders. But despite the warming national attitudes toward the…
What happens if you fail your DOT exam?
When a Certified Medical Examiner isn't up on current guidelines for CDL holders, it's possible a driver will fail a health exam for an invalid reason. Getting a second opinion is one way to handle that problem.A lot of commercial drivers are fearful of failing a DOT physical exam and…
Why you can tell your attorney anything – almost
Discussions of previous acts, such as speeding or log book violations that went undetected, are generally subject to attorney-client privilege.Max HeineThere are a couple of surefire ways for attorneys to find themselves disbarred. One is to violate attorney-client privilege. This happens to be one of the things I get asked…
Safety violations can lead to criminal penalties
It’s a felony for a shipper or receiver to require a driver to hire a lumper without getting reimbursed.Max HeineMany drivers assume that the only risk they have in violating a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation (FMCSR) is being placed out of service by an enforcement officer and getting a mark…
Truckers’ four favorite myths about COVID-19 vaccines
Although COVID vaccines used in the United States are seeing widespread success, many commercial drivers are hesitant to receive them due to unfounded fears over safety.While truck drivers have not yet been officially designated essential workers in the COVID-19 fight, there is no doubt they play an essential role in…
Canadian ELD mandate enforcement to begin on June 12
The Canadian electronic logging device mandate's similarities the U.S. ELD rule are on the order of about 75%-80%, said Scott Stofer, director of product development for the Orbcomm company. One big part of that difference is that Canadian regulators elected to wrap up Canada's hours of service rules (which vary…
Truckers should manage behavior during roadside inspections
An apparent rise in the number of violations listed on inspections and citations seems to point to a higher frequency of heated encounters between truckers and enforcement officers.Something that I deal with every day is roadside inspections. I also talk to enforcement and prosecutors on pretty much a daily basis.…
Relative no-monthly-fee void in the ELD market
A promotion that was dropped into the Overdrive's Trucking Pro LinkedIn group by a member recently caught my eye. It came from a rep at Geospace Labs, which offers the Geowiz electronic logging device, among other products. The promo promised what was once, and remains for some, a holiest of holy…