Chris Spear
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OSHA plans ‘enforcement discretion’ after court reinstates vax mandate
OSHA extends compliance deadlines for its vaccination mandate to Jan. 10 and Feb. 9 as ATA takes the fight to the Supreme Court.
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Holmes-Norton eyes House T&I committee top spot
Eleanor Holmes-Norton will run for chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to replace the retiring Peter DeFazio.
Read More » - Supply Chains
California lawmakers seek supply chain ‘state of emergency’
Eight California Republicans are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend or eliminate regulations and declare a state of emergency to address the supply chain…
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Congress approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
Congress approves provisions allowing under-21 truck drivers - as well as guidance on truck brokers and freight dispatchers - in a five-year highway bill that…
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Trumka predicted passage of infrastructure bill in coming months
Richard Trumka insisted that the economy depends on getting an infrastructure bill passed.
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ATA announces Virtual Truck Driving Championship
“NTDC is annually one of the highlights of the ATA calendar, and we are very happy to bring the ‘Super Bowl of Safety’ back in…
Read More » - Trucking Regulation
Can taxing trucks on miles traveled work?
A VMT user fee has support from “Secretary Pete” — but not from trucking.
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Trucking, labor haggle over driver work rules
A Senate hearing on freight mobility includes a dispute over hours-of-service rules for truckers
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Inspiring Leadership Towards a Greater Future — Taking the Hire Road
On this episode of Taking the Hire Road Jeremy Reymer, Founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Chris Spear, president & CEO of the American…
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ATRI puts $20B price tag on vehicle-miles-traveled tax
An American Transportation Research Institute study finds the cost to deploy and collect a vehicle-miles-traveled tax would be 300 times more than the current fuel…
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