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Werner argues nuclear verdict case before Texas Supreme Court
Dec 4, 2024 · The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a controversial nuclear verdict case involving Werner Enterprises that has a wide range of stakeholders calling for tort reform.
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Will per diem be restored for company drivers in 2025?
Dec 5, 2024 · Support continues to grow for a bill that would restore the per diem tax deduction for company truck drivers. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., became the 204 th co-sponsor of the Tax Fairness for Workers Act or HR4963.. The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., in July 2023, would allow workers to deduct common employment expenses, such as travel ...
Trucking jobs increase as insiders project end of freight recession ...
Dec 9, 2024 · In the wake of disruptive hurricanes, a major port strike and a pivotal presidential election, trucking jobs increased in November, strengthening beliefs that the multi-year freight recession is nearing an end. According to the latest numbers from the Bureau of …
House passes Prove It Act - Land Line
Dec 6, 2024 · The Prove It Act, a bill that would strengthen small businesses’ protections from “burdensome” regulations, has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
New Jersey lawmakers introduce legislation to delay electric …
Oct 31, 2024 · Concern in New Jersey about electric vehicle mandates has spurred action on the topic at the statehouse. State lawmakers have angst about the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II and Advanced Clean Trucks electric vehicle mandates. The mandates are described as closely aligning New Jersey’s vehicle electrification requirements with ...
Advanced Clean Trucks center of antitrust suit against truck OEMs ...
Nov 22, 2024 · A new antitrust lawsuit accuses truck manufacturers of colluding to eliminate diesel trucks from the market in the fight against the Advanced Clean Trucks rule and other California Air Resources Board regulations.
Who will lead the Department of Transportation? - Land Line
Nov 14, 2024 · Three members of Congress familiar with trucking issues have been touted as potential picks to run the U.S. Department of Transportation. According to The Washington Post and other media outlets, Reps. Sam Graves, R-Mo., Garret Graves, R-La., and Troy Nehls, R-Texas, are prospective candidates for the Cabinet position under President-elect Donald Trump.
Podcast: Task force to recommend end of lease-purchase model
Dec 4, 2024 · FMCSA’s Truck Leasing Task Force is ready for its final report, which is likely not good news for lease-purchase deals. Also, Andrew King and Charles Sperry of the OOIDA Foundation explain what they’re seeing that gives them hope a turnaround is coming soon.