Trucksafe LIVE!

We’re joined by transportation attorney Doug Grawe of the Grawe Group to break down the Department of Labor’s Final Rule governing independent contractor status under the FLSA and what it could mean for trucking companies and owner-operators.

Join us for a look back at the most significant FMCSA regulatory developments from 2023 and a look ahead to 2024 for what might be in store for regulated carriers and their drivers.

In this episode, we tackle some of the most common misnomers, myths & lies told in the DOT drug & alcohol testing context. We’ll try to bring some clarity to this oft-misunderstood area of DOT compliance.

We’re joined by Clara Flaherty of CarrierSource to discuss how carriers can make a good safety-related impression with customers or potential customers. We’ll hit on various safety metrics, as well as review websites.

We’re joined once again by Rob Carpenter and Brian Runnels, this time to discuss log falsifications, a serious issue for many fleets and drivers. We’ll address some of the most common culprits for false logs and what carriers and drivers can do to avoid them.

We’re joined by Rob Carpenter and Brian Runnels to discuss the FMCSA’s DataQs system and the agency’s recent proposal to stand up an independent appeals board for challenges to roadside inspection violations.

Brandon & Jerad are joined by TCA’s Dave Heller to discuss the FMCSA’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on potential changes to carrier safety ratings, including potentially tying them to CSA scores.

We’re joined by transportation attorney Doug Grawe of the Grawe Group to discuss the FMCSA’s recent notice of its intent to accept waiver requests from its 2018 and 2020 determinations that CA’s and WA’s meal and rest break rules are preempted. We’ll discuss the details and what such waivers might mean for fleets with operations in those states.

In this episode, we're joined by transportation attorneys Bryan Nelson and Sophia Bernard of the Taylor Johnson law firm to discuss the current legal landscape of broker liability. We'll break down the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recent ruling that a negligent hiring claim against a freight broker is preempted by the FAAAA, and what exactly this means for brokers and carriers going forward. 

In this episode, we address the top fleet safety metrics that motor carriers should be tracking, what they say about your fleet, and how to rein them in once they start trending in the wrong direction. Topics: CSA/SMS scores, out of service rates, ISS scores, accident rates, and more.