Legislation
Hold Harmless Law - This bill was introduced and passed at the request the North Carolina Trucking Association. Effective October 1, 2005, it states that any language in a motor carrier freight contract that purports to indemnify a shipper for that shipper's own negligence or intentional act is void as against public policy.
New "Move Over" Law - Effective July 1, 2006 - expands "Move Over" law and increases penalties.
2007 NC Drug Test Law - Strengthens NC's 2005 law that requires motor carriers to report drug/alcohol test results to DMV within 5 days. The updated law now requires the carrier to report test failures by both employees and APPLICANTS (Compliance Form 1), and to report when an employee or contractor leased to a carrier REFUSES to be tested (Compliance Form 2).