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Federal Agencies

ATA 'Perplexed' by DOT Deal on Hours of Service Rule American Trucking Associations is "extremely perplexed" by the Department of Transportation's decision to reopen its truck driver hours of service rulemaking.

Congress

FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro Welcome aboard Anne Ferro as the fourth-ever administrator of trucking’s chief U.S. regulator, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

State Legislation

HB 09-1081 CONCERNING AN INCREASE IN THE LENGTH OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
FOR VEHICULAR HOMICIDE.

State Agencies

Connecticut Trucking Owner Sentenced 6 Years! Hartford judge sentences trucking owner after dump truck kills 4 and injures 11 people.


Decisions & Opinions

Donaldson Co. v. Burroughs Diesel, Inc. In a product liability action based on defective truck engines, the district court's order compelling arbitration is reversed where defendant was a nonparty to the arbitration agreement and Mississippi law did not permit defendant to enforce the agreement on a theory of equitable estoppel.

Jury Verdicts

Estate of Simonton v. L&L Enterprises, Inc. A hunter was strangled to death when the treestand and safety harness he was using failed and caused him to fall. Verdict: $157,000,000 for plaintiff

Other News

FBI Tracks Highway Serial Killings

Obesity Linked to Dangerous Sleep Apnea in Truck Drivers

 
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Don't be the Terminator

By Jeff Krivis

 

After going through the preliminaries in a mediation, it appears through a couple of rounds of negotiations that the parties are far apart in their evaluation of the case. The mediator is running out of options, and you can tell that he is about to call it a day. This is frustrating to you in that you have not yet revealed to the
mediator a more reasonable position than you have stated in your various demands. In addition, there may be some additional information that is available either that day or through further discovery that could legitimately transform your opponent’s evaluation into a more favorable position to you. Nevertheless, the mediator is about to terminate the negotiation.

 

 

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Jeff Krivis

First Mediation Corporation
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Encino, CA 91436

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News Release - FMCSA Raises Safety Requirements for New Truck and Bus Companies

By www.fmcsa.dot.gov

 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today will begin enforcing its New Entrant Safety Assurance Process rule, which requires newly registered truck and bus companies to meet stricter safety requirements. This final rule raises the compliance standards for passing new entrant safety audits and requires that new carriers correct safety deficiencies before being granted permanent registration.

"Safety is our highest priority," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "This new rule says that we are serious about having safe trucks and buses on the road. This is important for those behind the wheels of these big rigs and those who share the road with them."

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