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Opinion: Labor Department鈥檚 Misclassification Guidance

The U.S, Department of Labor鈥檚 July 15 鈥渋nterpretation鈥 of the approach and perspective it will brandish under the Fair Labor Standards Act in audits and determinations of whether workers are deemed employees or independent contractors is far more a further revelation of a political agenda and shift in America than a balanced legal analysis of the proper application of a legal test in determining worker status.

November 16, 2015
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Opinion: ELD Mandate鈥檚 Effect on Day-to-Day Operations

The electronic logging mandate is upon us and can鈥檛 be ignored. Although we all have heard about the technical changes the mandate will bring, we haven鈥檛 heard as much about the effect it will have on operations.

November 9, 2015
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Opinion: Diabetes Manageable for Trucking

Our country鈥檚 transportation infrastructure delivers everything our economy needs to stay healthy, similar to the blood that runs through our veins to deliver oxygen and nutrients.

November 2, 2015
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Opinion: Proud to Be Head Cheerleader for ATA鈥檚 Agenda

Being chairman of American Trucking Associations is a tremendous honor 鈥 the capstone of a career in trucking that began for me many decades ago.

October 26, 2015
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Opinion: A Challenging and Rewarding Year

Around this time last year, I had the privilege of writing in this space about how excited I was to be taking the wheel of the most impressive truck I鈥檝e ever driven in becoming chairman of American Trucking Associations.

October 12, 2015
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Opinion: Is Anyone Listening to Industry鈥檚 Concerns?

I just read about another public hearing that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is planning to conduct.

October 5, 2015
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Opinion: The Human Side of the Driver Shortage

Truck transportation is a crucial element in the supply chain, delivering the right goods at the right time to the right customers.

September 28, 2015
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Opinion: The Benefits of Fleets Going Paperless

Of the millions of fleet vehicles on the roads every day, only a small percentage of them are managed by paperless operations.

September 21, 2015
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Opinion: One Week Isn鈥檛 Enough to Honor Drivers

In thinking about what I wanted to say to mark National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, I kept coming back to one thought: One week is not enough.

September 14, 2015