Interstate 70 is a major throughway to travel through Colorado, regardless of whether a driver is heading westward to Utah or eastward to the I-70’s end in Baltimore. But some new legislation signed by the governor will make it filled with more regulatory burdens come August 2024.DetailsOur title for this article is a little bit […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) deals in much more than just road safety; it also partakes in managing financial safety within the greater commercial transportation sector. To that end, the FMCSA has the Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF), which exists to monitor the terms and conditions of truck leasing agreements, and it will […]
If you have been following trucking industry news for some amount of time, you have probably heard about the purported trucker shortage. One of the reasons for this is the elevated barrier of entry to become a professional driver: time that normally happens after graduation from high school. Connell High School wants to do something […]
It has been established through numerous regulations in the past that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) provides not only physical safety to its constituents, but also financial safety. The FMCSA took this one step further when it announced on May 20th a new program to crack down on scams relating to the interstate […]
Being the most populous state in the nation, California is often said to be the focal point of many trends, and that what goes for California eventually goes for the rest of the country. To that end, the California Air Resources Board potentially has a lot of power when it comes to dictating the trucking […]
The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) is a law that allows the federal government to offer grants and rebates that provide financing solutions to trucking companies that want to replace their old truck with a new one, or even just retrofit the engine to make it run more smoothly. The program, ending soon, has now […]
In March 2024, California was hit with some pretty tumultuous weather. While not as crazy as what it was in January of last year, the storms have still caused some catastrophic damage to various types of infrastructure, including roads and electrical wires. To that end, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a State of Emergency to […]
On April 23rd, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to pass a new rule spanning 570 pages which would outlaw most noncompete agreements across the United States.DetailsA non-compete agreement is either a contract or part of a contract that, upon leaving business with another party, makes it prohibited to start a competing business, usually […]
We at TopMark Funding are headquartered in Roseville, a part of the greater Sacramento area, which is where Tesla delivered its first Semis to Pepsico to deliver beverages. We finally got to see one parked at a gas station making a delivery, and that is where we got the header image for this article.It took […]
A new law passed by both parts of the state legislature and signed by the governor will be going into effect on July 1st for the Hospitality State, offering more hospitality to all drivers, truckers and passenger vehicles alike (though it is primarily aimed at commercial vehicles), by establishing regulations against predatory towing practices.DetailsSB2635 has […]
