The COVID-19 outbreak prompted transportation companies to adopt a battery of safety measures 鈥 some of which may remain in place even after the pandemic is over.
June 21, 2021GovernmentBusinessFuel
Shipping Watchdog Urged to Speed Up Pace on Emission Curbs
Trafigura Group said the shipping industry鈥檚 regulator needs to act with 鈥渓ightning speed鈥 to cut carbon emissions from an industry that spews more C02 into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined.
June 21, 2021GovernmentBusinessEquipmentPerspective
Perspective: Pivotal Opportunity to Repeal FET
Congress and President Joe Biden are currently focused on improving America鈥檚 infrastructure, with a key sticking point being how to pay for the improvements. This debate presents an opportunity for Congress to finally resolve funding for the insolvent Highway Trust Fund by replacing antiquated funding mechanisms 鈥 such as the federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers 鈥 with solutions that are more reflective of today鈥檚 transportation landscape.
June 21, 2021GovernmentBusinessEquipment
Work Truck Solutions, Morgan Truck Body Launch Portal
Work Truck Solutions, a provider of software as a service, and Morgan Truck Body announced an online portal for finding Morgan-equipped commercial dry freight, refrigerated, platform and dump truck bodies.
June 18, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Biden鈥檚 Rejection of Gas Tax Casts Doubt on Infrastructure Deal
The White House reiterated President Joe Biden鈥檚 opposition to indexing the gasoline tax to inflation to help pay for an infrastructure plan, raising new questions about the viability of a bipartisan compromise emerging in the Senate.
June 18, 2021GovernmentSafety
Alabama Awards $3 Million for Local Road Projects
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined state transportation officials to announce $3.11 million has been awarded to cities and counties for infrastructure projects.
June 18, 2021GovernmentBusinessSafety
Attorney Danny Keating Pleads Guilty in Staged Accidents With Trucks
New Orleans attorney Danny Patrick Keating Jr., charged last year for his participation in 31 illegal staged accidents, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
June 17, 2021GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Buttigieg Pushes Transportation Budget Amid Infrastructure Talks
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on senators to fund big-ticket transportation programs as congressional leaders continue to craft comprehensive infrastructure policy measures and prepare to consider a multiyear highway bill.
June 17, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Rep. DeFazio to Highlight Road Congestion Remedies
WASHINGTON 鈥 Rep. Peter DeFazio, chairman of the U.S. House transportation committee and author of a comprehensive five-year, $547 billion highway bill, is very aware that being stuck in traffic is bad for business.
June 17, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Jobless Claims Rise for First Time Since April
Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance rose slightly for the first time since late April, likely a temporary blip for a labor market that鈥檚 otherwise improving as the economy reopens.
June 17, 2021