Government, Business, Safety

Illinois Bill Aims to Allow Punitive Damages With No Limits

Illinois legislators are fast-tracking a bill adding pain and suffering damages without limits to wrongful death lawsuits, despite dozens of business opponents, including truckers.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 18, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Alabama Starts Its First Renewable Biodiesel Production

Alabama has taken steps toward building the state’s first renewable diesel production facility in Mobile using soybean oil from state farmers to make low-carbon fuel.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 17, 2023
Government, Business

Online CDL Renewal Coming to Idaho in July

Truckers in Idaho will be able to renew their commercial driver licenses online starting in July as a new law to reduce bureaucratic red tape takes effect.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 16, 2023
Government, Business

Montana Reins In Third-Party Lawsuit Financiers

A new law on the books in Montana places restrictions on third-party groups that finance civil litigation, a development that was welcomed by motor carriers operating in the state.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 15, 2023
Government

CBP Seeks Input for Green Trade Forum

The forum is part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Green Trade Strategy, launched last June, to create climate change trade policies, programs and infrastructure.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 10, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Illinois to Add Truck Parking at Three Rest Areas

Illinois plans to build a total of more than 100 new truck parking places in two rest areas on Interstate 55 and one on I-24 in a $197.5 million investment in 22 freight mobility projects.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 10, 2023
Government, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Nebraska, North Dakota Governors Issue HOS Waivers

A shortened planting season and regional fuel shortages led the governors of Nebraska and North Dakota on May 5 to issue 30-day hours-of-service waivers for truckers.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 8, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

California’s Container Ports to Develop Shared Data System

California’s five container ports have agreed to develop a $27 million, high-tech supply chain infrastructure using a computer cloud to share data and cargo flow information.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 8, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Clean Energy Investments Touted at Commerce Summit

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — President Joe Biden cited supply chain achievements and urged foreign investment as the Commerce Department held a networking event that included 70 countries.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 4, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Wyoming to Replace Aging Twin Bridges Over I-80

Truckers traveling in Wyoming over Interstate 80, which sees the most truck traffic there, will be able to drive over two new bridges to be built mostly with a new Federal Railroad Administration grant.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 4, 2023