Court rules CRST team drivers must be paid for some hours in sleeper berth

Truck drivers working in teams must be compensated under federal minimum wage laws for time spent in the sleeper cab even if they’re not actually sleeping, according to an appellate court decision from the 1st Circuit recently handed down.  The case involves carrier CRST, which lost the lower court case in the U.S. District Court…

Early Nikola fuel cell truck buyer confident about hydrogen fuel

Bill Hall left his job as a senior marine engineer at age 59, earned his CDL and started Coyote Container with two trucks and one trailer in Northern California.  Now he is among the first retail purchasers of a zero-emissions Nikola fuel cell electric truck. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Click here to get…