Transport Topics

As 2021 draws to a close, diesel and gasoline prices are declining, but still running about a dollar a gallon more than a year ago. In the latest report from the Energy Information Administration, the...

29 Joulu 20213min

Despite concerns about the supply chain and the omicron variant of the coronavirus, holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years. Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks all kinds of payments inc...

28 Joulu 20213min

Ports across the country are about to receive a financial windfall. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is awarding more than $241 million in grants to bolster U.S. ports, part of the Biden admini...

24 Joulu 20213min

President Joe Biden said that his administration, together with labor unions and companies, succeeded in averting a holiday season supply chain crisis. After his remarks on the supply chain, Biden hel...

23 Joulu 20213min

Truck tonnage in November posted the strongest year-over-year gain since spring, according to American Trucking Associations. It comes as no surprise as busy consumer spending in brick-and-mortar stor...

22 Joulu 20213min

FMCSA Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi has been selected by New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams to be that city’s deputy mayor for operations, a move that spells the end of Joshi’s nomination to beco...

21 Joulu 20213min

A coalition of trucking, transportation and manufacturing stakeholders are expressing concern over the persistent shortage of semiconductors needed for manufacturing new trucks and how it is affecting...

20 Joulu 20213min

The Biden administration is launching a multifaceted program aimed at expanding recruiting efforts in trucking. The Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan emphasizes apprenticeship programs, as well as enc...

17 Joulu 20212min