Yellow Welcomes Labor Secretary Walsh at Driver Training Academy Opening
CARLISLE, Pa. — Executives from Yellow Corp. were joined by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf at a March 29 ribbon-cutting for the motor carrier’s 17th driving academy, a date that also marked the end of the Biden administration’s 90-day challenge to trucking companies to ramp up training and apprenticeship programs to bring drivers to the industry.
March 30, 2022ATA Seeks Guidance on Missing Underride Guard Labels
The trucking industry is asking federal regulators for clarity about potential enforcement issues surrounding a new rule for annual inspection of rear underride guards on trailers.
March 29, 2022CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week to Focus on Speeding
The 2022 Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 10-16, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced on March 29.
March 29, 2022Efforts to Refloat the Ever Forward Begin
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Coast Guard prepared a second attempt to free a stranded container ship March 30, more than two weeks after it ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay.
March 29, 2022House Panels Have Mixed Success Getting Oil Execs to Appear
Executives from major oil companies will participate in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing next week on skyrocketing gasoline prices, but another House panel didn't have as much success getting witnesses to agree to appear.
March 29, 2022Connecticut Considers California Standards for Large-Truck Emissions
A Connecticut effort to curb carbon-spewing emissions from large trucks by adopting California’s clean air regulations moved forward March 28, despite heavy criticism from opponents who said it could lead to higher costs on Connecticut businesses.
March 29, 2022Canada Climate Plan Calls for 42% Cut in Oil, Gas Emissions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government wants a 42% reduction in emissions from the oil and gas sector as part of Canada’s plan to meet its 2030 emissions reduction goal.
March 29, 2022ELDT Filling Classrooms, Causing Extra Paperwork
Driver training schools are adjusting to new federal entry-level requirements that took effect Feb. 7, determining how the rules affect the candidates as well as the schools.
March 29, 2022Trucking Companies Find Best Practices in Transportation Management Software
To optimize, automate. That’s the long-standing message from users and vendors when they talk about realizing a return on investment for transportation management systems (TMS).
March 29, 2022Global Supply Lines Brace for Economic Storm to Widen
Global supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China’s COVID lockdowns, threatening slower growth and faster inflation across the global economy.
March 29, 2022