STB Opens Rail Rulemakings
The Surface Transportation Board opened a series of proposed rulemakings aimed at helping shippers who have been hurt by widespread railroad service failures over the last several…
The Surface Transportation Board opened a series of proposed rulemakings aimed at helping shippers who have been hurt by widespread railroad service failures over the last several…
he Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has extended the filing deadline for employers to file their Form EEO-1 Component 2 reports because not enough of them had done…
For the employer who is in the right position to use it, an alternative to expensive health insurance might be a form of self insurance called Reference-…
Although ecommerce has been cast as the fatal threat to bricks-and-mortar stores, retailers are discovering that stores help forge a valuable connection with customers in ways that…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed a permanent crash preventability determination program to gather data identifying possible safety risks involving trucks and busses. The crash…
Research has come up with hard dollars-and-cents numbers to help assess the costs of making truck drivers wait to load or unload freight. The new data was…
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration issued a proposed change to the truck driver hours of service regulations intended to create greater flexibility. “This proposed rule seeks to…
It may surprise you to learn that there are circumstances where Occupational Safety and Health Administration will pay your attorney’s fees – but only in cases where…
The stereotyped image of the overweight, unhealthy truck driver stubbornly persists in the public’s imagination for good reason – almost a third of American truck drivers display…
A task force made up of Surface Transportation Board staff has suggested that the agency embrace a series of initiatives intended to simplify and speed up the…