Transport Topics (October 28, 2021)
For much of Harold Sumerford Jr.’s adult life, he has risen at 4:30 each morning and worked 11 hours a day, six days a week. But it’s never felt like the daily grind. “I’ve been doing this for 43 year...
28 Okt 20213min
Transport Topics (Oct. 27, 2021)
A new Department of Transportation Inspector General audit concludes that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s information technology infrastructure is fraught with security weaknesses th...
27 Okt 20213min
Transport Topics (Oct. 26, 2021)
Will the Highway Trust Fund reauthorization deadline of Oct. 31 provide an impetus for an agreement on the larger social infrastructure proposal before Congress? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agrees ther...
26 Okt 20212min
Transport Topics (Oct. 25, 2021)
American Trucking Associations has sent a letter to government officials expressing “grave concern” over potential damage that it says President Biden’s plans for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate could caus...
25 Okt 20212min
Transport Topics (October 22, 2021)
In a letter signed by 160 Republicans from the U.S. House of Representatives, some lawmakers are pointing at President Biden and his senior team as one of the culprits for the slowdowns at commercial ...
22 Okt 20213min
Transport Topics (October 21, 2021)
Meera Joshi, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee by a vote of 22 to 6. The Senate Commerce Committee ov...
21 Okt 20213min
Transport Topics (Oct. 20, 2021)
Truck tonnage hit a 2021 high in September, increasing both on a sequential basis and year-over-year. The American Trucking Associations For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index reached 112.9, marking a 1.7% incr...
20 Okt 20212min
Transport Topics (Oct. 19, 2021)
The price of diesel continues to climb by leaps and bounds, with another 8.5-cent increase this week pushing the national average for a gallon of trucking’s main fuel to $3.671. That’s an increase of ...
19 Okt 20213min
