- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000: Could Washington state soon reclassify port truckers as employees? - Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed
Port truckers in Washington state would be reclassified as employees in a bill moving through the statehouse. The House Labor and Workforce Development Committee voted Monday, Jan. 30, in favor of a revised bill that would deem drayage truck operators, as well as any owner-operators going onto a port, to be employees of companies that “directly engages the services.” - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000: Pennsylvania law covers medical certification, red-light cameras - Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed
Pennsylvania lawmakers beat the clock with the deadline to comply with a federal truck rule. Gov. Tom Corbett signed a bill into law Jan. 27 to bring Pennsylvania in line with federal rules on medical certification. Separate provisions in the bill extend the Philadelphia red-light camera program and increase the fine for out-of-state trucking operations that avoid licensing. - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000: Push for LCVs begs the question: Where are they going to park'em? - Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed
The renewed push by big trucking and shipper groups for longer combination vehicles – or LCVs – has OOIDA leaders questioning where they are all going to park. OOIDA’s Director of Regulatory Affairs Joe Rajkovacz said that if Congress passes federal legislation allowing more states to have LCVs, few states have adequate truck parking spaces to accommodate trucks longer than 80 feet. - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000: Tennessee man sentenced to 10 years in sex trafficking case - Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed
A Memphis man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, Jan. 27, for violating the Mann Act. Charles Kizer, 53, of Memphis, pleaded guilty in federal court on Aug. 31, 2011, to violating the Mann Act by “transporting a woman across state lines for the purpose of having her engage in prostitution.” - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000: From the LL blog: The environment and longer, heavier trucks - Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed
Associate Editor Dave Tanner wants to know where the proponents of longer, heavier trucks get their environmental statistics from … and why some agencies and lawmakers take the bait.
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