Mileage Matters
November 16, 2021
Michigan Trucking
Association
Transport Topics- American Trucking Associations, along with three state trucking associations and a number of groups representing various facets of the supply chain, have sued the Biden Administration over its employer-based COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

FleetOwner- The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday kept its earlier order in place that put a stop to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees.

The mandate, put in place by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also sits in other courts, where parties have sued to stop it.
Transport Topics- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule amending safety regulations to specifically add rear underride impact guards as a required item on the list of annual inspections for motor carriers and roadside inspectors.

Michigan drivers will have the option to renew their vehicle registration every two years instead one under a new law that will take effect in October 2022.
Heavy Duty Trucking- Democrats in the House passed President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure package November 5 and it awaits the President's signature.

It’s a big bill and not all of it matters to everyone. But here are some of the highlights that matter to trucking.
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Freight Waves- AB5 will be kept out of California’s trucking sector for at least the foreseeable future.

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday requested that the U.S. solicitor general, which represents the U.S. government before the high court, weigh in on the case of the California Trucking Association (CTA) versus the state’s attorney general.
Freight Waves- With the trucking industry breathing a sigh of relief late last week after concluding solo truck drivers aren’t going to fall under the Biden administration’s vaccine rule, attention immediately turned to another question: What about team drivers?

KSMCPA.com- On Nov. 5, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Though this bill does not contain many significant, broadly applicable tax provisions, its changes to the employee retention credit (ERC) will likely have a substantial impact on businesses that were planning to claim ERC benefits for the fourth quarter of 2021.
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