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Surviving a DOT Audit

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To most Americans, the word “audit” conjures up a visceral fear of the IRS combing through their records and finances. However, to those in the motor carrier industry, “audit” means something much different, but no less...more

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USDOT’s Recent Announcement on Connected Vehicles to Increase Roadway Safety

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Imagine you are sitting in your car at a traffic signal.  The signal turns green and you begin to accelerate. Without you doing anything, your car suddenly screeches to a halt as another car runs a red light and whizzes past....more

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USDOT’S DBE Program Blocked in Kentucky and Indiana

The end of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is getting closer. The DBE program presumes women and minority-owned firms are disadvantaged and sets goals for them...more

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DBE Program Partially Blocked After Legal Challenge

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Last month, a federal judge in Kentucky issued a decision granting a preliminary injunction to partially block the United States Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) program. A copy of the...more

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Unraveling the Latest District Court Decision on DOT’s DBE Program

As we have previously discussed, a case filed in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Mid-America Milling Company, LLC, et. al. v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et. al., Case No. 3:23-cv-72,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 9, September 2024

Welcome to our ninth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. Building Code Legislation Becomes Law - Why this is important: Senate Bill 166, 2024 Building Code Regulatory...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

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Balancing Cybersecurity Threats in Smart Cities: Is the Potential Convenience of “Smart” Intersections Worth the Risk?

The term “smart cities” has become popular parlance for municipalities’ attempts to enhance delivery of urban services and infrastructure through information and communications technology. While they may conjure images of...more

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Glossary of Transportation Law Terms

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Highly regulated operational sectors often have bountiful, and sometimes conflicting, defined terms that make all the difference in legal matters. The domestic and international transportation and logistics sector is no...more

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5th Circuit: Motor Carrier Act Applies to Intrastate Transport of Goods in the Flow of Interstate Commerce

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay certain employees one-and-a-half times their regular rate of pay for any hours they work over 40 in a workweek. There are, however, several exemptions from the...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Leave Raleigh After Passing Various Bills but Not a New Budget

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After a busy week, legislators left Raleigh on Thursday for the foreseeable future. Although they did not pass a new 2024 budget bill, they did appropriate funds for certain purposes and are authorized to return later this...more

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USDOT Implements Infrastructure Act’s Final Rules for RRIF and TIFIA Programs

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced its final rule amending the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) and Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) programs to...more

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DOT Final Rule Requiring Refunds for Tickets and Ancillary Services

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After receiving thousands of comments and holding a rare public hearing, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a joint Final Rule (Rule) requiring the issuance of refunds for ancillary fees and tickets by domestic...more

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U.S. Department of Transportation seeks input on AI applications for transportation and mobility

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published a request for information (RFI) seeking input on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the transportation sector. The RFI asks stakeholders to comment on current...more

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Chemical Transporters Face Ongoing Challenges from EPA's Focus on "Transit-Related" Activity

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Chemical transport, tank cleaning and transportation depot operators breathed a sigh of relief in March 2024 when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dropped provisions from a proposed rule when it issued its final...more

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Exploring Major Certification Changes in the USDOT’s DBE Program

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on April 9, 2024 significant updates to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program regulations that are set to go into effect on May 9, 2024. The...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey FY 2025 – Transportation Department Budget Hearing

Fran O’Connor, acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT); Kevin S. Corbett, president and CEO of NJ Transit (NJT); and Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) Chief Administrator Latrecia Littles-Floyd...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (4/10/24) – Hotels Integrate AI, Baby-Boomers Stay Put, and Insurance Affects Housing...

In our latest roundup, DOT’s major grant programs, proptech’s solution to climate change risks, mortgage-locked sellers put their homes on the market, and more!...more

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: What Has Happened in the Year Since the East Palestine Train Derailment

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In the year since the East Palestine train derailment, rail safety has been a hot button issue in the United States. After the East Palestine derailment dominated news headlines in late February and March of 2023, there...more

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The On-Ramp: An Autonomous, Connected, and Electric Mobility Newsletter - March 2024

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Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter published by Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility Team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, emerging...more

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P3 Infrastructure Assessment Grants: New DOT Grants to Help State and Local Governments Study P3 Possibilities

The Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau is soliciting applications until May 10 for grants intended to help state and local governments assess whether any of their assets would be viable for monetization in a...more

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Transportation Brokering, Double Brokering, Co-Brokering, Interchange, and Interlining - Legal Rules in the Era of Fraud

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Double brokering has emerged as a hot topic in this era of supply chain fraud, hostage loads, and cargo theft. The term “double brokerage” is used sweepingly as a reference to a wide range of operational practices where the...more

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Mid-America Continues to Challenge DOT’s DBE Program ‎

Mid-America Milling Company v. United States Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:23-cv-00072 was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to challenge the federal Department of...more

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Environmental and Transportation Regulation Violators Should Expect to Pay More in Civil Penalties in 2024

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Both the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency finished 2023 by issuing new rules that increase the maximum civil penalties for violating certain regulations. For the EPA, those regulations include...more

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Hazmat Modernization Comment Period Approaching

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) is accepting comments through December 4, 2023 regarding forty-six (46) topics for proposed updates to the Hazardous...more

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