Celebrating the hard work and commitment of professional technicians, MTA, ATA and its Technology and Maintenance Council recognize September 21-27 as National Technician Appreciation Week.
Transport Topics- Fleet executives remain flummoxed as to how the freight market will solve the conundrum of exiting the elongated rate recession, with little change in the bumpy ride of the past eight months expected over the coming 12-18 months.
Transport Topics- The U.S. Department of Transportation is reviving stalled pilot programs that will study the effects of allowing truck drivers to split the amount of time used for required rest breaks under federal hours-of-service rules.
Freight Waves- New legislation aimed at cracking down on truck drivers’ language skills would turn all interstate highway weigh stations into English proficiency checkpoints.
WHMI.com- Congressman Tom Barrett's bi-partisan Transitioning Retiring And New Service Members to Port, Ocean, Rail, and Truck (TRANSPORT) Jobs Act that aims to help connect veterans with supply chain careers has unanimously cleared the U.S. House.
Freight Waves- Legislation aimed at better protecting livestock trucked over long distances would give the U.S. Department of Transportation partial responsibility for making sure such protections are enforced.
Overdrive- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Friday that it has removed the Robinhood ELD from its list of registered electronic logging devices.
Truckers News- PACCAR Incorporated is recalling some 14,000 2024-2026 Kenworth T680, T880, and W990 trucks, according to the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
American Trucking Associations- The American Trucking Associations commended the introduction of the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, legislation designed to reduce frivolous lawsuits and protect employers from having to waste money defending against bogus claims.
