Online Classes Help Women, Adult Learners Land Alabama Trucking Jobs
After tailoring courses with the state trucking association, Alabama educators are reaching a different demographic of students who are now training and entering the trucking industry.
Alabama Sees Success With Trucking Workforce Initiatives
Creating a coordinated campaign involving trucking company titans and state education officials to foster workforce development in the trucking industry is paying off for the Alabama Trucking Association.
ATA’s Newly Formed Women In Motion Program Pursues Safer Truck Parking
Already backing safer truck parking in Congress, the new Women In Motion initiative is taking action within days of forming to improve the working environment for women in trucking.
New York’s Infrastructure Earns 'C' Grade on ASCE Report Card
New York received an overall “C” grade for the condition of its infrastructure in the latest report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Hawaii Boosts Hydrogen Fueling Stations, Enacts Other Clean Energy Laws
Providing incentives for trucks to use hydrogen is one of four new laws that took effect in July to counter climate change and boost clean energy in Hawaii.
DOE Eyes Mines as Future Clean Energy Sites
Current or abandoned mines are being considered by the U.S. Department of Energy for experimental clean energy sites below the earth’s surface in a new $500 million grant program.
States Prepare EV Charging Plans Ahead of Aug. 1 Deadline
With an Aug. 1 deadline looming, states are finalizing their electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plans.
First Responders Outline Concerns With EV Battery Fires
Federal Highway Administration officials and emergency responders foresee a need to prepare for large fires in crashes and incidents from lithium-ion battery-powered heavy trucks.
I-81 Coalition Considers Federal Funding for Truck Parking
An Interstate 81 coalition wants to form a multistate team to apply for federal funds to improve truck parking following a recent roundtable discussion with six states about inadequate spaces along the vital eastern U.S. freight corridor.
PennDOT’s Bridge Tolling Plan Dealt Crushing Legal Blows
Pennsylvania’s governor, General Assembly legislators and a judge dealt legal blows to permanently stop the state Department of Transportation’s effort to toll nine bridges to create revenue for repairs.