Reports of problems in the application process are widespread, but the PPP loans given out total more than $160 billion.
Pandemic heroes of the highway deserve mobile sites, NATSO says. Some drivers don’t think that’s a good idea.
The ATA will continue its Technology & Maintenance Council events to promote safety throughout 2021, though the National Truck Driving Championships will again be canceled.
XPO and port drayage are in the Teamsters Union target sights in backing the PRO Act.
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A member of Congress bets on getting his truck parking expansion proposal included in the highway bill.
Pete Buttigieg wants to push through an infrastructure package that links highway funding to electric vehicles and climate policy.
Dooner and The Dude debate the prioritization of truck drivers for the COVID-19 vaccine, recap the Sales & Marketing Summit and learn how truckers handle their essential business.
The American Trucking Associations and state trucking groups call on the Biden administration to reclassify vaccine status for truck drivers.
A trucking lobbyist sees the Biden administration taking up the detention time challenge.
Pete Buttigieg weighs in on infrastructure, trucking regulations and the Jones Act during a three-hour nomination hearing.
Three-judge panel upholds determination by FMCSA that the agency preempts California’s meal/rest break rules
FMCSA’s safety advisory committee for 2021 adds two trucking companies and four women.
Efforts to require side and front impact guards continue in Congress.
Cybersecurity skills are among the gaps identified in GAO review of DOT’s workforce.
Who will get to the front of the COVID vaccination line? Virtually everyone agrees front-line doctors and nurses, and people in nursing homes, should be first, but after that industry sectors are fighting over who is more important. Freight transportation groups say they should be in the top tier.
Speed, safety and reliability are taken into account when choosing truck routes.
An update to Jason’s Law highlights congestion issues at U.S. ports.
Spear says the ATA is spending $2 million to litigate Rhode Island truck tolling.
FMCSA ruled in December 2018 that federal hours-of-service regulations preempt California meal and rest-break laws.
