In The News

• Police need a warrant to search smartphones, Supreme Court rules

  By David Tanner, Land Line associate editor
  Posted Jun 26th 2014 8:38AM

  The United States Supreme Court has ruled that police must first secure a warrant before they can search a personâ€...

• Study: Recession and recovery widen U.S. wealth gap

  By Christopher S. Rugaber - The Associated Press
  Posted Jun 25th 2014 8:11AM

  WASHINGTON — The Great Recession and the slow recovery have sharply widened the gap between the wealthiest Ame...

• Former FMCSA Head Supports Restart Amendment, Slams Critics for 'Political Opportunism'

  By Jim Park - TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Jun 25th 2014 8:06AM

  Annette Sandberg has come out in support of changes to the 34-hour restart provision. In a June 17 letter to leaders of...

• Form 2290/HVUT tax due by end of August

  By Land Line Staff
  Posted Jun 25th 2014 8:03AM

  If you operate a truck, you are all too familiar with the federal highway use tax for heavy vehicles, also known as the...

• ATA chairman: changing 34-hour reset is still possible

  By Aaron Huff - eTrucker.com
  Posted Jun 25th 2014 7:25AM

  During a luncheon at the CCJ Summer Symposium on June 24, Phil Byrd, chairman of the American Trucking Associations, re...