In an attempt to close a truck driver shortage cited by industry insiders, Ninth District Rep. Trey Hollingsworth is co-sponsoring a bill that would lower the age when commercial motor vehicle drivers are able to travel across state lines from 21 to 18.
June 5, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
ATA’s Chris Spear Cautions Against Further ELD Exemptions
INDIANAPOLIS — The head of American Trucking Associations warned during a legal seminar here that further exemptions from Congress to electronic logging requirements for agricultural haulers could threaten safety on the nation’s roads.
June 5, 2018GovernmentBusinessFuel
10-Week Streak of Rising Diesel Prices Ends With .3¢ Drop
For the first time in 11 weeks the U.S. average retail price of diesel decreased, dropping by .3 cent to $3.285, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration report June 4.
June 4, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyPerspective
Opinion: Managing Contracts for Maximum Efficiency and Minimum Risk
Trucking fleets work every day to draft, negotiate and execute contracts with suppliers, employees, subcontractors and customers that maximize revenue and produce efficiencies for all involved. But in a heavily regulated industry such as trucking, compliance issues related to federal, state and local laws must be directly reflected in these contracts, and that can get burdensome.
June 4, 2018GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics
Head of Brazil’s State Oil Company Resigns in Wake of Trucker Strike
RIO DE JANEIRO — The president of Brazilian state oil company Petrobras resigned June 1, the latest fallout from a crippling truckers’ strike over fuel prices that has widespread implications for the future of Latin America’s largest economy.
June 4, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomous
Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 4: The Word
In a small side room at Washington’s Union Station, this year’s Infrastructure Week kicked off with a keynote address from Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. She again pointed to the private sector and state and municipal officials as being the key drivers on infrastructure funding. Before the secretary’s address, Austin, Texas, Mayor Steve Adler had offered the infrastructure intelligentsia in attendance a different message. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
June 4, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Trade Spat Heats Up as Trump Faces Off With G-7 Allies in Quebec
President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with America’s allies at a Group of Seven summit this week in Quebec, with the European Union and Canada threatening retaliatory measures unless he reverses course on new steel and aluminum levies.
June 4, 2018GovernmentSafetyTCA
Revised Weight Limits for Bridges Add Time, Money in Wisconsin
When Kevin Nelson hauls corn from his farm south of Osseo, Minn., to grain bins in Winona, Minn., lately he has added extra travel time and is paying more at the pump.
June 1, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Four Sentenced for Roles in $30 Million Cargo Theft Ring
Four men convicted for their roles in a cargo theft ring that operated from the Midwest to the East Coast were sentenced in federal court in New Albany, Ind., in May.
June 1, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Signs Bill to Fund Road Projects
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law May 31 a major bill to fund transportation infrastructure projects.
June 1, 2018