from discharge, discipline or discrimination for engaging in certain protected activities focusing on safety regulations issued for the trucking industry. DOT has indicated it will investigate any “non-frivolous” claim that a motor carrier, shipper, receiver or transportation intermediary, or its respective agent, officer or representative, has coerced a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of federal safety regulations. Carlos Rodriguez is a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP in Washington, D.C. He concentrates his practice on supply chain matters including international and domestic transportation law, admiralty, regulatory maritime law, international commercial transactional law, transportation litigation and export licensing and compliance. He is involved with transport and security issues involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration.

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