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The Risk Hiding in Safety Manuals – 5 Ways to Help Protect Your Trucking Company

posted on Friday, March 17, 2023

Think about your safety manual, or the safety section of your driver handbook. Now, picture yourself in a deposition, answering every safety instruction in detail. Will you have to defend a poor policy or admit your driver failed to follow it?

International Women's Day: 5 Women Making a Difference on TrueNorth's Transportation Team

posted on Wednesday, March 8, 2023

According to the Women In Trucking Association, women make up nearly 14% of professional drivers and nearly 34% of C-suite executives in the transportation industry. In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, we're spotlighting some of the women on TrueNorth's Transportation division! These women serve in positions across the division – from technology, to client service, to account management and more.

TrueNorth Independent Contractor Eco-System & Lifestyle

posted on Thursday, February 23, 2023

TrueNorth is helping Motor Carriers increase operational efficiencies with a game changing way to onboard Independent Contractors. OverDrive is a fully integrated platform that decreases the burden on staff of administering IC deductions, while providing a seamless, paperless enrollment process of insurance and non-insurance programs through the TNTruck App. OverDrive can be the tool to assist clients in meeting compliance requirements during enrollment while assisting in onboarding and driver retention efforts.

Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in CTA v. Bonta

posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2022

In an end-of-term Orders list released today, the Supreme Court denied review of the 9th Circuit's reversal of the injunction against enforcement of California's AB 5 against the trucking industry. As a result, the injuction that has been in place for roughly two years will be lifted quickly and complying with AB 5 will be a reality for trucking companies in California.

New Entry Level Driver Training Requirements

posted on Friday, January 7, 2022

Starting on February 7, 2022, the FMCSA's Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) rule will go into effect. ELDT will help ensure that new drivers are adequately trained before hitting the road for the first time, making the roads safer for everyone.