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Colorado LER Requirement

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Breathe In That Rocky Mountain Air:  Motor Carriers, Brokers, Freight Forwarders, and Private Fleets Operating in Colorado Face November 30, 2024 Deadline to Comply with State’s New Emissions Reporting Requirements and Avoid...more

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Business Better Podcast Episode: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Insights Three Years Later

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In this episode, we discuss the impacts of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (a.k.a. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)) on U.S. infrastructure on its third-year anniversary. While the IIJA/BIL has unlocked...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - November 2024

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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more

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PHMSA Proposes Significant Revisions to Rail Hazardous Materials Regulations

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The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published on Oct. 28, 2024, a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that recommends modernizing and simplifying the...more

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Second Circuit Held that Central New York Municipal Transit Services Changes in Signage Without Additional Structural Changes to...

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Woods v. Centro of Oneida, Inc., 2024 WL 2888492, No. 22-2629 (2d Cir. June 10, 2024) - In an interesting matter addressing the requirement of busing operations to comply with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), the...more

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Federal Court Holds There Is No Jurisdiction Over Amazon Logistics for Contracting With an Ohio Trucking Company that Was Involved...

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Leyman v. Amazon Logistics, 2024 WL 2962784, No. 1:23-cv-828 (S.D. Ohio June 12, 2024) - This case arises out of a serious motor vehicle accident occurring in Texas with an Ohio trucking company that contracted with Amazon...more

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A Look at the Upcoming Trump Administration's Policy Priorities

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President-Elect Donald Trump is poised to expand upon policies he implemented during his first term in office, such as those emphasizing limited government, states' rights and lower taxes. Additionally, it is anticipated that...more

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Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Violates Fifth Amendment's Guarantee of Equal Protection, Court Says

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In an effort to increase participation by disadvantaged business enterprises in projects funded by federal transportation grants, received by certain state departments of transportation (DOT), Congress enacted the U.S....more

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Force Majeure Claims - Contract Provisions, Notices, and Ordinary Business Risk

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Force majeure contract provisions and force majeure notices have been top of mind more times in recent memory than we care to count. The recent short-lived port strike, two devastating hurricanes, and the Francis Scott Key...more

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Global Services Contracts - Going to Market with the Best Strategy for Your Case

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Global transportation and logistics services can amount to some of the largest expenses, and even the largest single contracts by spend, for enterprises with high traffic volumes. Among mature buyers and sellers of goods the...more

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The Use of Mock DOT Audits

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A Department of Transportation (“DOT”) audit is something that all motor carriers dread. The potential for a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) investigator can often have adverse consequences....more

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The Court Extends and Clarifies the Injunction Barring DBE Program

In late September, 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....more

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CONTRAN edita nova Resolução e atualiza a regulamentação do free-flow

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No dia 16 de outubro foi publicada a Resolução n° 1.013/2024 do Conselho Nacional de Trânsito - CONTRAN1, trazendo novas regras para disciplinar a operação dos sistemas de livre passagem, conhecidos como free-flow, em vias...more

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New FAA Rule Charts a Path for Deployment of Air Taxis, Advanced Mobility Aircraft

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On October 22, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a long-awaited final rule providing new and amended regulations and standards to govern powered vertical-takeoff and -landing, low-speed aircraft. FAA’s...more

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InterConnect Newsletter - Q3 2024

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We are now in the era of freedom of contract in the logistics arena. While contracts provide many protections to contracting parties, they can also be used offensively, to affirmatively protect legal rights. There are many...more

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Annual U.S. Biofuels Production Capacity (2022-2024): U.S. Energy Information Administration Report

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) has issued an October 17th report titled: Annual U.S. Biofuels Production Capacity as of Jan 1 (2022-2024) (“Report”)....more

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License Renewals: Understanding the New Rules for Senior Drivers

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The Role of Cars in Our Culture - In today’s society, cars are a fundamental part of everyday life, serving as the primary mode of transportation for many across the United States. This reliance is particularly significant in...more

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Cargo Liability - Global Comparative Analysis of Legal Regimes

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International laws for cargo liability impact the way enterprises procure transportation and logistics services, the contracts under which those services are purchased, the process for claims adjudication, and the liability...more

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FMC Final Rule on “Refusal to Deal or Negotiate”

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The Federal Maritime Commission ( FMC) issued its Final Rule on July 22, 2024, establishing its approach to determining what constitutes an unreasonable refusal to deal or negotiate cargo space and vessel space accommodations...more

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Cargo Theft - Bill in Congress Proposes $100 Million Solution

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Applause can be heard from diverse sectors of private industry as the U.S. Congress redoubles its resolve against threats in the supply chain. New bills introduced in recent months target supply chain challenges at home and...more

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Integrating Sustainability into Transportation Contracts: A Guide for Shippers

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As concerns about environmental degradation and climate change intensify, shippers across a wide variety of industry verticals are seeking ways to make their supply chain operations more environmentally sustainable....more

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The Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act (H.R. 5840) Offers Potentially Significant Benefits to the Transportation...

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During a presidential election year, it is very difficult to get both sides of the aisle to agree on anything. However, thus far, the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act (H.R. 5840) recently passed by the...more

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Post-Chevron Transportation & Logistics Regulatory Enforcement

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The United States Supreme Court recently brought to a close 40 years of “Chevron deference” and its guidance for legal interpretation of certain federal agency decision-making authority. In two instances, the United States...more

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Trailer Manufacturing, Leasing, Interchange Liability

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The trucking industry recently received 450 million reasons to pay closer attention to best practices for trailer safety and the business relationships involving trailer use. On September 5, 2024, plaintiffs suing trailer...more

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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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