Monthly Archives: December 2015

Review of the FMCSA’s New Rule Prohibiting Coercion of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has adopted a new regulation which will prohibit anyone who operates a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce from coercing a driver to violate certain commercial regulations. This “Coercion … Continue reading

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Impact of the the Highway Bill, “FAST Act 2015”, on the Trucking Industry

On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act highway bill (dubbed the “FAST Act 2015”). The five – year, $305 billion dollar highway funding bill includes several important trucking regulatory reforms and also … Continue reading

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