This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Despite FedEx’s insistence that thousands of their FedEx Ground drivers are independent contractors, a federal appeals court has ruled that they are actually employees – and entitled to compensation for their misclassification. Employees, Not Contractors…
An alliance of trucking industry groups has urged Anthony Foxx, Department of Transportation Secretary, to remove publicly visible safety ratings from the CSA Web site. Based on a February report from the Government Accountability Office, groups including the American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have expressed their desire for the change. The…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. The continuing shortage of qualified truck drivers is nothing new. The trucking industry has been experiencing a truck driver shortage for the past several years – and will continue as a trucking trend. With demand…
Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. In a comprehensive blog post late last month, CCJ Digital’s Jack Roberts laid out a projection of the trucking industry’s coming challenges in the next ten…
Quarterly reporting by the American Trucking Associations shows driver turnover of more than 90 percent going into a third consecutive year, according to Business Insider. High turnover does not mean that most drivers are leaving their positions; it does, however, indicate that many new drivers are changing carriers within a matter of weeks to months.…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. In a departure from previous rules requiring that all logs be printed and manually signed, earlier this month the FMCSA issued guidance allowing drivers’ logs to be electronically signed and submitted. Many truck drivers use…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. After more than a year of investigations, including civil settlements and a number of guilty pleas, Pilot Flying J has reached a settlement with the federal government in the ongoing fuel rebate scandal. The Tennessee…
Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. Until recently, tracking and predicting failure rates for trucking companies was as simple as watching fuel prices. However, a new development is associated with a rise…
This page has outdated content. We’ve kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. After passing the Senate Appropriations Committee with a 21-9 bipartisan vote, a legislative amendment to suspend the new 34-hour restart for truck drivers was challenged last week. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) proposed the amendment to…
E-logs are effective, according to the FMCSA. The administration released a report this week studying the impact of electronic hours-of-service recorders (EHSRs/e-logs) on driver safety and compliance. Data were mined from 11 carriers’ compliance records and represent nearly 70,000 average miles driven in a year. Results of the study are an unmistakable endorsement of EHSR…
Uber has made headlines in dozens of big cities around the country as a user-friendly, on-demand alternative to taxi and car services. The introduction of its new UberRUSH service, indicate that a similar trend may be on the horizon for commercial trucking. Subscribers to Uber can use their smartphones to request pickup at their location…
This page has outdated content. We kept it up for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. As the Department of Energy continues to revise its projections for diesel price changes in 2014 and 2015, there is an increasing likelihood that the drop in prices will not be as substantial as…
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