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Ashley Moody bill would increase penalties for staging bogus wrecks with commercial vehicles
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (397+ words) U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is proposing legislation that would increase penalties for motorists who fake accidents seeking to get money from bogus insurance claims. Moody introduced the Staged Accident Prevention Act this week. The measure would established federal criminal penalties for…...
Man accused of stowing away on cargo ship to Tampa had 2 prior similar encounters, feds say
1+ week, 5+ day ago (458+ words) Federal authorities have charged a man with illegally entering the U.S. by hiding aboard a cargo vessel traveling from the Dominican Republic to Port Tampa Bay. It’s not the first time he has faced such an accusation; prosecutors say he’s done…...
Personnel note: Scott Perry takes the wheel at Florida Trucking
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (265+ words) The Florida Trucking Association has named Scott Perry as its next President and CEO, effective June 1. Perry brings more than three decades of experience in logistics and transportation. He spent more than 26 years with Ryder System, rising to Chief Technology…...
Senate passes bill allowing Tax Collectors to regulate commercial driving schools
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (606+ words) A bill enabling county Tax Collectors to regulate commercial driving schools and counteract fraud just cleared the Senate floor with unanimous support. Senators voted 37-0 for the bill (SB 584), which would allow the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles…...
Crackdown on illegal immigrant truckers rolls through final Senate Committee, but stalled out in House
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (415+ words) The full Senate will likely soon mull tougher penalties on truck drivers in the country illegally and the companies who employ and profit from them. But it remains to be seen whether the House will do the same. The Senate…...
Senate committee advances bill for reform after illegal immigrant's crash
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (361+ words) A Senate bill seeking to make changes after an undocumented immigrant was behind the wheel of a commercial truck in a fatal crash advanced through its committee stop Wednesday. With a 6-2 vote, Sen. Don Gaetz’s SB 86 cleared the Senate Criminal…...
Senate panel OKs crackdown on undocumented immigrant truckers and companies that hire them
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (424+ words) In the wake of a deadly accident involving a semi truck last year, a Senate committee has moved a bill that would impose new restrictions on those behind the wheel of commercial vehicles. SB 86, sponsored by Republican Sen. Don Gaetz,…...
Senate panel advances bill to strengthen Tax Collector oversight of commercial driving schools
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (311+ words) A proposal meant to crack down on fraudulent commercial driver’s license activity at DMV sites zipped through its first Senate committee with unanimous support. Members of the Senate Transportation Committee advanced the measure (SB 584) by Miami Springs Republican Sen. Bryan…...
TSG Advisors launches transportation-focused advisory practice
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) The firm announced the launch of TSG Transportation Advisors, a consulting and professional services practice supporting clients in innovation, emerging technologies, workforce development, and program execution across the transportation sector. The new practice joins TSG Advisors’ existing Education and Public…...
FTA appoints government relations vet Hannah Crow to handle trucking public policy lobbying
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) The Florida Trucking Association (FTA) now has a new key top administrator joining the organization. The FTA has appointed Hannah Crow as Vice President of Strategic Development and Membership of the FTA. Crow has a robust portfolio of experience in…...