Trucking news and briefs for Monday, May 1, 2023:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Monday announced the nine members who will serve on the Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF), which will evaluate lease agreements in the industry and their potential safety and financial impacts on owner-operators.
The TLTF will address areas that have long needed intense focus, FMCSA said, and will be tasked with providing best practices to assist drivers in assessing the impacts of a leasing agreement prior to entering into such agreement, and recommendations on changes to laws to promote fair leasing agreements. TLTF’s work will contribute to FMCSA’s efforts to ensure that drivers have access to fair leasing agreements, the agency added.
“The Truck Leasing Task Force addresses one of trucking’s great challenges. Leasing can have a major impact on people choosing trucking as their career, and protecting drivers is of the utmost importance,” said FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson. “FMCSA is committed to addressing issues that may impact the recruitment and retention of drivers in the trucking industry.”
TLTF members include representatives from labor organizations, motor carriers, consumer protection groups, owner-operators, and other businesses, as well as attorneys and educators.
The nine members who will serve on FMCSA’s Truck Leasing Task Force are:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Women of Trucking Advisory Board (WOTAB) will hold a virtual public meeting May 16 to discuss crime prevention for women drivers and barriers for women minority groups entering the trucking workforce.
