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When the government adopts into law a privately-developed standard, should the public have access to it for free?

  Later this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument in a case challenging the idea that the law should be freely available […]

Mar 7, 2023

FTC proposes to ban non-compete clauses in contracts because they…well…..reduce competition.

  On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would prohibit businesses from imposing non-compete clauses on workers, and in some cases, […]

Feb 24, 2023

Mandatory labels on truck rear impact guards wear out and fall off. NHTSA rejects CVSA proposal to address this problem.

  On January 30, 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) denied a petition for rulemaking from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) regarding Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard […]

Feb 3, 2023

$30 annual fee and four annual emissions tests set for heavy-duty trucks operating in California.

  The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is rolling out its new Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance (HDI/M) $30 emissions fee beginning in July 2023 and then, by 2027, an every-three-months […]

Jan 30, 2023

18 to 20-year-old truckers would be allowed to haul more freight under a bill introduced in Congress.

  On January 10, 2023 Representative Brian J. Mast introduced legislation to change the definition of interstate and intrastate commerce so that truck drivers as young as 18 can haul […]

Jan 25, 2023

Trucking industry refuels its challenge to California’s AB-5 with new motions for a preliminary injunction.

  After almost two and a half years of appellate litigation that overturned a district court’s injunction against California’s enforcement of AB-5 against the trucking industry, two trucking associations have […]

Jan 18, 2023

FMCSA implements training and recertification rules for medical examiners

  On January 11, 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the implementation of its training and testing regime for medical examiners who are listed on the National […]

Jan 11, 2023

New Connecticut Highway Use Fee on heavy duty trucks takes effect– first fee due February 28, 2023

  Beginning January 1, 2023, certain carriers are required to pay a Highway Use Tax for the privilege of operating, or causing to be operated, certain heavy, multi-unit motor vehicles […]

Jan 5, 2023

Court rules owner-operator may pursue claim that truck lease-purchase agreement was unlawful forced purchase under federal Truth-in-Leasing Rules.

  On November 30, 2022, a U.S. District Court in Illinois held that owner-operator Herbert Bryant may move forward with his Truth-in-Leasing claims against motor carrier All Ways Auto Transport, […]

Dec 20, 2022

Second preliminary injunction sought against AB-5 for the trucking industry.

  The  Cullen Law Firm, PLLC, filed a motion on December 7, 2022 in the U.S. District Court in San Diego, California, for a new preliminary injunction to ensure the […]

Dec 9, 2022
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