Trucking Regulations

Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal to Order Minimum Conditions for Drivers

On 1 July 2012, the Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 (Cth) (Act) came in to force imposing requirements on employers across the road transport industry to meet new remuneration and employment standards for their drivers....more

Supreme Ct. Adds Employment-Related Case To Schedule

The Supreme Court will soon hear a case involving a controversial Port of Los Angeles rule that would require trucking companies to hire their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. The Court added American...more

The Role of Driver Log Books in Fatigue Based Trucking Accidents

Motor vehicle collisions involving tractor-trailers (semi-trucks, 18-wheelers, big rigs) frequently involve complex litigation issues. Commercial trucking cases are complicated by extensive trucking regulations, the vast...more

New Jersey Bills Seek To Punish Misclassification Of Trucking Industry Employees

Two pending parallel bills (A1578 and S1450) seek to impose severe penalties on certain employers in the trucking industry that misclassify their trucking services employees as independent contractors. If signed into law, the...more