Government

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has established a broad statewide alliance to apply for a stake of $7 billion in federal grants earmarked for national hydrogen hubs rather than forming regional partnerships with other governors.

Three additional participants in staged accidents with trucks in the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud charges, bringing to 41 the number of convicted conspirators in the FBI’s “Operation Sideswipe” investigation.

In what is believed to be the first jury verdict related to Illinois’ strict biometrics privacy law, a $228 million judgment has been entered against BNSF Railway in a class-action lawsuit over the railroad’s collection of fingerprint data.

Reminders by President Joe Biden and his team regarding a legislative record that includes the enactment of the $1 trillion infrastructure law are omnipresent.

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said he is excited to talk about the victories the federation has achieved over the past year, but he’s equally energized about taking on the issues facing it in the months ahead.

In 2022, American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition returns to the San Diego Convention Center Oct. 22-25, the same venue where the event was held in both 2019 and 2014.

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton was convicted of fraud Oct. 14 for misleading investors in the electric truck company.

Sen. Maria Cantwell doubled down on her role as the “freight senator” in an acceptance speech on Oct. 13 after being named the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association’s Legislator of the Year.

A five-day unannounced hazardous materials and dangerous goods inspection special enforcement effort in June netted 1,774 violations in the United States and Canada, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported Oct. 12.