Motor carriers, in cooperation with state and national trucking associations, are trying to curb lawsuit abuse. At this point, they’ll take even small victories to help keep insurance premiums at bay. One recent victory came in Florida and will allow trial judges to weigh compelling, reliable evidence from video event recorders to issue summary judgements. […]
Employees represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Sunday rejected a new five-year labor agreement that would have covered approximately 2,900 members of UAW Local #2069 at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly operations in Dublin, Virginia. Volvo said that UAW-represented employees will still report to work Monday, May 17. “We look forward to […]
Colonial Pipeline restarting operation, 10 states can permit overweight fuel shipments on interstate, federal highways Colonial Pipeline said it initiated the restart of pipeline operations Wednesday afternoon. Following the restart, the company said it will likely take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal and some markets served by Colonial […]
The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) is making a legislative push to establish a safety standard for motor carrier selection. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) introduced HR3042 in Congress, which seeks to establish a national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods, and for […]
At a time when heavy-duty internal combustion is frequently castigated in the shadow of zero-emission all-electric and fuel cell powertrains, a leading non-profit clean transportation group is lavishing praise on an oil burner that has shown the ability to meet the nation’s toughest emissions standards six years ahead of schedule. Emissions-minded CALSTART, based in Southern […]
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A tidal wave of demand could be headed to a trucking segment that’s the least capable of absorbing it. A summer travel season that’s expected to be defined by “revenge vacations” – people hitting the highways en masse following nearly a year stuck at home under pandemic restrictions – is expected to bring with it […]
Under the federal hours of service regulations, drivers can drive up to 11 hours per day and up to 70 hours in an 8-day period. In a typical for-hire over-the-road truckload fleet, drivers will be on the road for one to two weeks at a time before taking two to three days of home time. […]
