Teamsters Target Seaports For Recruiting Campaign
The Teamsters union, after decades of on-and-off campaigns to organize owner-operators in the nation’s seaports, is preparing for another shot at the brass ring.
EPA Web Site Highlights Emissions Tests
The Environmental Protection Agency is creating a Web site on testing programs related to emissions from mobile sources.
Top FHWA Official Jeff Resigns
Gloria J. Jeff will leave her position as deputy administrator of the Federal Highway Administration on Jan. 3 to join an engineering firm.
Teamsters Eyeing Port Truckers
The Teamsters union, after decades of on-and-off campaigns to organize owner-operators in the nation’s seaports, is preparing for another shot at the brass ring.
Overnite Driver Shot; Strike Grinds On
An Overnite Transportation Co. driver was shot and wounded last week in Memphis, Tenn., leading to charges by Overnite officials that Teamsters were responsible for the shooting.
Lumping Lawsuit Settled
A settlement between a produce wholesaler and a group representing owner-operators could dramatically change how trailers get loaded and unloaded in this country – and who pays for it.
ATA Chides Diesel-Cancer Link
Trucking’s national trade association said the Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion that diesel exhaust is likely to cause cancer is not based on “sound science.”
Proposed Ergonomics Rule Sparks Industry Opposition
The Clinton administration got to the finish line first in the race to see if it could issue an ergonomics proposal before congressional Republicans passed a bill blocking it.
Federal Agencies Impede Plan to Import Truck Drivers
The house of cards came tumbling down for Hogan Transports soon after the Department of Labor dealt the truckload carrier the ace it wanted: approval to hire foreign drivers on work visas. But Labor quickly turned around and said no dice.
Feds Impede Plan to Import Drivers
While some trucking companies are looking overseas to find skilled truck drivers to haul freight in the United States, the federal government refuses to allow foreigners in to meet the demand.