Jill DunnBusinessNew Mexico expands CDL retesting opportunitiesNew Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a bill that will increase the number of times the CDL knowledge test may be taken from three times per year to twice a week.March 19, 2014BusinessTrucker strike, shutdown continues at Port Vancouver as owner-ops reject proposalContainer truck traffic has fallen 85 percent at Canada’s Port Vancouver, where union and non-union truckers have rejected a mediator’s return-to-work proposal. The unionized Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers’ Association and United Truckers Association, the port’s owner-operator organization, refused mediator’s Vince Ready tentative agreement March 8. The federally-appointed third-party intermediary met with truckers to broker the proposal. […]March 13, 2014BusinessIndependent contractor status in question: What’s happening with ‘misclassification’ efforts nationwideTrucking and labor nationwide are engaged in a debate over what determines independent contractor status, as lawmakers and courts consider whether owner-operators should be classified as employees.March 11, 2014BusinessDOT tells appeals court federal law does not supersede Calif.’s lunch break lawFederal preemption does not prevent California’s meal-and-rest regulations from applying to truck drivers, the U.S. Department of Transportation told an appellate court this week.March 7, 2014Hours of ServiceHouse approves bill to exempt some fuel haulers from hours regs until May 31U.S. House members have approved a measure that would extend hours-of-service exemptions for propane and home heating fuel haulers to May 31.March 5, 2014BusinessMore truckers join strike at Vancouver port over wait times, ratesUnion drivers plan to join a non-union truckers’ strike at Canada’s Port Vancouver. Port officials are considering solutions, and they have obtained an injunction against protestors disrupting operations.March 4, 2014BusinessTruckers protest at Vancouver port, disrupt operationsStakeholders at Canada’s Port Vancouver say protesting non-union truckers have attempted to intimidate drivers working the facility, while the port’s container hauler union may strike, too.March 3, 2014BusinessOregon governor asks port to address wait time for truckersOregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has asked the Port of Portland to “seek immediate independent review” of equipment dockworkers say has caused excessive wait times for truckers at one port terminal.February 28, 2014BusinessVancouver port truckers plan shutdown for Feb. 26Truckers serving Canada’s Port Vancouver plan to stop work Feb. 26 in protest of excessive wait time and other issues.February 25, 2014BusinessWorker advocacy groups say nearly 70 percent of port truckers misclassified as contractorsNearly 50,000 of the 75,000 port truckers in the U.S. are misclassified as independent contractors, according to a recent report, which says the misclassification costs federal and state governments significant tax losses.February 24, 2014Previous PagePage 20 of 38Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsTimeline for AEBs, broker transparency, other rulemakings in the worksThe 2024 Spring Regulatory Agenda, published this month, updates the timeline on a number of potential rulemakings from FMCSA and NHTSA affecting trucking.BusinessWhy brokers don't want to give owner-ops transparency in freight transactionsPride & PolishLet your truck shine -- enter Overdrive's annual Pride & PolishOverdrive Radio4 million miles of increasing efficiency for owner-op's 1995 Kenworth T600Featured SponsorBlueParrott B350-XT