F&P on the Road

Bert Randall presented "High Times at Work - Medical Marijuana and the Workplace" at the Carroll County SHRM Conference in Westminster, MD on November 1, 2019. Steve Marshall attended the DRI Professional Liability Seminar in New York, NY on December 4, … [Read more...]

US DOT Debuts the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

As of January 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) activated the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) through publishing a new rule codified at 49 U.S.C. 31306(a) with an eye … [Read more...]

F&P on the Road

Steve Marshall attended the DRI Products and Liability Steering Committee in Chicago, IL from April 10 - April 11. Tamara Goorevitz and James Hetzel attended the TIA Capital Ideas Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, FL from April 10 -April … [Read more...]

FMC Investigation into Demurrage and Detention Charges

An increase in frequency of detention and demurrage charges assessed against port users across the country recently resulted in a Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) investigation into the detention and demurrage practices at U.S. ports. The spike in … [Read more...]

Distracted Driving and Nuclear Verdicts

The trucking industry has experienced an increase in nuclear jury verdicts since January 2017. In fact, in the last year, we have seen the two largest jury verdicts ever awarded in the trucking industry. Large awards are typically attributable to a … [Read more...]