Higher and Broader Transportation Insurance Requirements Are Now in Play at...
Not everyone in Washington, D.C. took a four-day Thanksgiving break. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) chose Friday, November 28 to announce the launch of a...
View ArticleUSDOT’s Latest Announcement on Mexican Trucks: A Turning Point or Another...
Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) took effect on January 1, 1994, the United States has been obligated to phase in U.S. market access for Mexico-based trucking companies. Mexico...
View ArticleWhose Burden Is It to Ascertain the Value of the Freight for Insurance Purposes?
When freight loss occurs and the loss exceeds the limits of the motor carrier’s cargo coverage, the motor carrier and the transportation broker typically wind up at odds over who was responsible for...
View ArticleUSDOT vs. Trucks: The Regulatory Firestorm Continues
In the tenth item of the colonists’ bill of particulars against King George III, they accused him of having “erected a multitude of New Offices,” and having “sent hither swarms of Officers to harass...
View ArticleClient Alert: Four States’ CDLs No Longer Valid At Federal Facilities
This just in from the American Trucking Associations. As of Sunday, drivers with Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) issued by Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico or Washington State will need some other...
View ArticleTexas Business Personal Property Tax Alert
The Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) is targeting trucking companies to assess Texas business personal property taxes, requiring fast action by a targeted company to timely respond and protect...
View ArticleCarriers & Brokers: Info You Need NOW on FDA’s Food Transport Rule
On April 6, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final rule entitled “Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food” (the SFT Rule) pursuant to the Sanitary Food Transportation...
View ArticleFMCSA vs. Trucks: Regulating Like There’s No Tomorrow?
The well-known political impasse between the executive and legislative branches of the federal government is mirrored by regulatory gridlock at agencies such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court Clarifies The “Independent Injury Rule”
When can an insured recover policy benefits as damages under the Insurance Code, potentially trebling what would otherwise be ordinary contract damages? That question, which has divided Texas...
View ArticleGetting Due Process from the FMCSA
As seen in American Trucker. You just got hit with bad news: a notice of claim has come in from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) or state Department of Transportation (DOT)...
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