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Trucking Operations and Regulation

Trucking operations and regulation

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The Mahoney Law Firm handles many types of commercial trucking matters, including:

Contracts

  • Shipper, broker, independent contractor
  • Additional Insured and Indemnity
  • Business torts and collection matters

Regulation

  • Regulatory scrutiny under CSA
  • FMCSA compliance and mitigation or elimination of fines

Operations

  • New DOT entrant consultation
  • Cross-border issues
  • Harbor drayage
  • Intermodal issues
  • Shipper, broker, 3PL contract review and modifications
  • Mexican authority and cross-border client development

Personnel issues

  • Employee and driver handbooks
  • Recruiting
  • Training
  • Pre-employment screening
  • DQ file creation
  • HIPAA requirements
  • Record retention
  • EEOC, UIB and workers comp protection-defense

Trucking Industry News: Regulation

Unionization 101: Tips for Keeping Your Company Union-Free

By Jim Mahoney • August 12, 2020
If you communicate openly and honestly with employees, and your workplace fosters good employee relations, your employees might find little value in union representation.

Truckers, Don't Let Your CDL Violations Grow Up to Be CSA Problems

By Jim Mahoney • March 24, 2020
Successfully contesting the questionable citations arising from roadside inspections or traffic stops will now allow us to clean up your CSA scores.

Driver Coercion and STAA Whistleblower Complaints

By Jim Mahoney • November 9, 2018
If you’re reading this and engaged in interstate transportation of goods by motor carrier – or if your insured client does this — there is exposure to STAA whistleblower claims.
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