Categories: Drivers

Do fleets have to pay drivers for more than eight hours in the sleeper? The answer just got murkier.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10137215/biden-administration-withdraws-letter-on-sleeper-berth-pay

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A final rule clarifying the definition of independent contractor published Jan. 7 by the Department of Labor covers several issues specific to trucking –...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10134292/final-dol-independent-contractor-rule-addresses-trucking

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Categories: Bus, Management, Motorcoach

Anyone who has ever taken an economics class in high school or college knows one aspect of this problem; in the textbooks it’s called “cost-push...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10112010/driver-shortage-a-challenge-for-all-transportation-industries

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A government official expert at analyzing labor trends contends that trucking is not experiencing a driver shortage, rather she sees the problem as one of...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/340241/driver-shortage-or-high-churn-a-problem-by-either-name

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A shortage of qualified lube techs is no reason to ignore the strict — and strictly enforced — Department of Labor rules governing the employment of your...

https://www.autodealertodaymagazine.com/356589/dol-investigations-and-employing-minors-in-dealership-service-departments

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A shortage of qualified lube techs is no reason to ignore the strict — and strictly enforced — Department of Labor rules governing the employment of your...

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The American Trucking Associations has long said there’s a severe driver shortage, driven by factors such as demographic changes and an overall tight work...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/327605/labor-department-analysis-questions-driver-shortage

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While consumer prices declined for the first time in 10 months during March, there is increasing evidence that inflation is picking up at both the retail...

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A Department of Labor proposed rule that would “expand the opportunity” to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses through Small...

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Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wants the U.S. government to only provide federal contracts to trucking companies that pay workers a living wage and benefits, he...

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