Transport Topics (Dec. 29, 2021)
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 Dec 20213min
Transport Topics (Dec. 28, 2021)
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 Dec 20213min
Transport Topics (Dec. 24, 2021)
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 Dec 20213min
Transport Topics (Dec. 23, 2021)
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 Dec 20213min
Transport Topics (Dec. 22, 2021)
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 Dec 20213min
Transport Topics (December 21, 2021)
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 Dec 20213min
Transport Topics (Dec. 20, 2021)
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 Dec 20213min
Transport Topics (Dec. 17, 2021)
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 Dec 20212min
