Package carriers dramatically improved their on-time delivery performance at the tail end of the Christmas shopping season, preventing a repeat of the delays that sparked a consumer outcry a year earlier.
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Penske Petitions US Supreme Court to Overturn Calif. Meal-Break Law
Penske Logistics last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision upholding California鈥檚 meal-break law.
January 12, 2015Teamsters鈥 LTL Organizing Efforts Resume;Con-way Defeats Union at Calif. Terminal
Elections for labor union representation resumed last week as Teamsters efforts to organize workers at two of the three largest less-than-truckload carriers do not show signs of slackening.
January 12, 2015Fate of Cross-Border Trucking Still Unclear After Report Calls Mexican Pilot Too Small
The possibility of more Mexican trucks running in the United States is still up in the air after a recent report by the Department of Transportation鈥檚 Inspector General concluded participation in a three-year pilot program聽was too small to yield sufficient safety data.
January 5, 2015California Expands Cap-and-Trade Program; Trucking Executives Expect Higher Fuel Costs
California鈥檚 cap-and-trade program extended its reach to diesel fuel and gasoline on Jan. 1, creating no immediate price change but a great deal of concern about the workings over time of a highly complex system.
January 12, 2015Port of Virginia Reports Record Annual Volume
The Port of Virginia reported it handled record volume of more than 2.3 million 20-foot equivalent units in 2014, up 7.6% over the previous year, but cited 鈥渃hallenges鈥 for truckers that serve the port.
January 9, 2015Sen. Reed to be Ranking Dem on Senate Transportation Funding Committee in 114th Congress
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) will be the next ranking member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, the top Democrat on the full committee,聽Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), announced Jan. 9.
January 9, 2015Obamacare Employer Mandate Eased in Bill Passed by House
The House of Representatives brushed aside President Barack Obama鈥檚 veto threat and passed a bill that would revise his 2010 health-care law to ease the requirement that employers provide insurance to their workers.
January 9, 2015Keystone Approval Passed by House Amid Obama Veto Threat
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve TransCanada Corp.鈥檚 Keystone XL pipeline, moving toward a showdown with President Barack Obama, who has said he would veto the measure.
January 9, 2015Crash Closes Both Directions of I-94 In Michigan
Interstate 94 is closed in both directions near Galesburg, Michigan, located between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, after a crash this morning involving over 100 cars and trucks.
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