Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024:<\/i><\/p>\nMid-America Trucking Show registration open<\/b><\/h2>\n
Free attendee registration for the 53rd Mid-America Trucking Show — March 27-29, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky — is now open<\/a>. <\/p>\n The annual event will allow attendees to see and experience new trucking equipment and technology; hear from experts on a wide range of topics, including\u00a0trucking business<\/a>, regulations<\/a>, and more; view dozens of the nation\u2019s best custom trucks competing in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship<\/a>; attend a concert and much more.<\/p>\n New for the 2025 event will be an updated show floor layout in the Kentucky Expo Center. Show organizers said the new layout will allow for a more central and connected experience for attendees and exhibitors. <\/p>\n This year, all exhibitors previously located in the West Wing and Pavilion of the event center will be moving to the North through South Wings. This will enhance the overall flow and connectivity of the show, ensuring an uninterrupted and cohesive experience where exhibits, education and events come together, MATS organizers noted.<\/p>\n Additionally, MATS 2025 will introduce a new Maintenance and Repair Pavilion to the floor plan. This dedicated space will cater to the growing number of fleets and owner-operators who depend on long-lasting trucks and equipment, providing essential maintenance solutions to minimize downtime.<\/p>\n \u201cImplementing these changes and making these benefits accessible to all reflect MATS\u2019 continued commitment to providing an exceptional experience for both exhibitors and attendees,\u201d said Toby Young, MATS president. \u201cWe are positioning MATS to take full advantage of the exciting upgrades coming to the Expo Center and look forward to the new heights of success and connectivity we will achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n Those interested in attending MATS 2025 can register online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stay tuned to <\/i>Overdrive\u00a0or the MATS website<\/a> for updates on the show schedule and events.<\/i><\/p>\n [Related:<\/b>\u00a0Owner-ops see mixed income gains, but wait for ‘kickstart’ on rates<\/a>]<\/p>\n Harmeet K. Dhillon, the former vice chairwoman of the California GOP and founder of the Dhillon Law Group and the Center for American Liberty<\/a> non-profit, will be nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.<\/p>\n While the nomination to lead the DOJ’s civil rights division on its face isn\u2019t impactful for the trucking industry, Dhillon has previously spoken out against her home state\u2019s AB 5 independent contractor classification law<\/a>. In a 2022 post on Twitter (now X)<\/a>, she said, \u201cAB5 sucks, everyone. It sucks for labor and it sucks for employers. Only people it doesn\u2019t suck for? Plaintiff lawyers! (I know because I am one). Fight this!\u201d<\/p>\nTrump assistant AG pick critical of AB 5<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Harmeet K. Dhillon<\/span><\/source><\/picture><\/span>In announcing the nomination<\/a>, Trump said Dhillon \u201chas stood up consistently to protect our cherished Civil Liberties, including taking on Big Tech for censoring our Free Speech, representing Christians who were prevented from praying together during COVID, and suing corporations who use woke policies to discriminate against their workers.\u201d<\/p>\n