Transport Topics

Is marijuana safer than alcohol? One expert on a panel at American Trucking Associations’ 2023 Safety, Security, Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition says no. Todd Simo of HireRight said...

12 Apr 20233min

Federal officials have temporarily extended operating hours at three border entry points in North Dakota and one in Idaho, as border traffic volumes have lagged below pre-pandemic numbers. For 120 day...

11 Apr 20233min

Attorneys filed 80,000 to 100,000 new court cases that could seek damages from trucking companies and other businesses in Florida, a few days before Gov. Ron DeSantis immediately enacted a law to quas...

10 Apr 20233min

The White House is set to propose the toughest-ever U.S. curbs on car pollution. The proposed standards on cars and light trucks are expected to govern tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide, smog-formi...

7 Apr 20232min

FedEx will combine nearly all of its ground, air and other operations by June 2024 as part of a $4 billion cost-cutting initiative, the company announced April 5. The planned 14-month, phased-in trans...

6 Apr 20233min

President Joe Biden on Monday toured a power generation facility in Fridley, Minn., that will get a share of at least $1 billion in upgrades that engine and equipment manufacturer Cummins is planning ...

5 Apr 20233min

The Federal Maritime Commission ruled that marine terminal operators may not impose detention and demurrage charges on days that port facilities are closed. The 4-1 ruling, handed down at the end of M...

4 Apr 20233min

The Environmental Protection Agency has granted California environmental regulators waivers to officially move forward with the agency’s aggressive plans to transition diesel trucks to electric vehicl...

3 Apr 20232min