Dean & Fulkerson successfully fought off an appeal of a Judgment following a grant of summary disposition for freight charges against a shipper who maintained …

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions regarding the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule.

In late December, 2018, the Michigan Legislature passed the Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA), after a similar ballot proposal on the same issue was approved for the November, 2018 election.  There has been considerable confusion among trucking industry employers about how the PMLA affects them.  Here are some key points […]

On the heels of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act’s (FAST ACT) December 4, 2015 signing by President Obama, the Federal Highway Administration issued a February 24, 2016 Memorandum discussing various provisions of the legislation, including size and weight restrictions for carriers operating on the interstate system. Click the attachment […]

This is not your first time transporting hazardous materials. Safeco, your trucking company, is familiar with and follows every DOT regulation governing the transportation of hazardous material. It knows just what to do if a shipment of hazardous material is damaged, or begins to leak. 49 CFR 177.854 gives the […]

Article Originally Published: February 2008 The information contained in this article is not intended to be legal advice. Readers should not act or rely on this information without consulting an attorney. Quiz time. Here are your facts: Bob Smith has been an employee-driver for Old Job Cartage for a couple […]

Article Originally Published: August 2007 The information contained in this article is not intended to be legal advice. Readers should not act or rely on this information without consulting an attorney. On a bad day for your company, a Special Agent from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has arrived […]

Article Originally Published: November 2006 The information contained in this article is not intended to be legal advice. Readers should not act or rely on this information without consulting an attorney. “It is the difference between telling a child that she may eat a cookie anywhere she chooses so long […]

Article Originally Published: February 2006 The information contained in this article is not intended to be legal advice. Readers should not act or rely on this information without consulting an attorney. As a person managing a trucking operation, your role in truck accident or personal injury claims is limited, isn’t […]

Article Originally Published: November 2005 The information contained in this article is not intended to be legal advice. Readers should not act or rely on this information without consulting an attorney. Following years of statutory enactments, action plans, and border modernization conferences, the era of electronically controlled border crossing for goods […]