Sky-High Diesel Prices Squeeze Truckers, Farmers, Consumers
NEW YORK — When longhaul trucker Deb LaBree sets out on the road to deliver pharmaceuticals, she has strategies to hold down costs. She avoids the West Coast and the Northeast, where diesel prices are highest. She organizes her delivery route to minimize “deadheading” — driving an empty truck in between deliveries.
July 20, 2022New 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.
July 19, 2022Most Cities Prioritizing Roads, Bridges With Infrastructure Aid
Most U.S. cities will pour their share of the federal infrastructure spending package into fixing crumbling roads and bridges, prioritizing motor vehicle infrastructure over other projects like public transit, airports and railways.
July 19, 2022Truckers Decry AB 5 Labor Law at Oakland Port
Over 100 truck drivers showed up at the Port of Oakland in California on July 18, not to move cargo but to protest a state labor law they say could end their independence — and their livelihood.
July 19, 2022Hawaii 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.
July 19, 2022DOE 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.
July 19, 2022House Transportation Panel to Debate Truck Parking Bill
Legislation designed to increase parking access for the nation’s truck drivers is scheduled for debate before the House Transportation and Infrastructure panel July 20.
July 19, 2022Yellen Touts ‘Friend-Shoring’ as Global Supply Chain Fix
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on “trusted” U.S. allies to strengthen trade relationships to shore up global supply chains disrupted by the pandemic, worsened by Russia’s war in Ukraine and threatened longer term by a reliance on China.
July 19, 2022Chips Bill Gains Steam in Senate Despite Last-Minute Lobbying
A drive in the Senate to quickly pass $52 billion in grants and incentives for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing picked up steam in Congress despite last-minute lobbying for changes.
July 18, 2022Trade Groups Ask Newsom to Delay Enforcement of AB 5
More than 70 trade associations representing wide-ranging supply chain interests have sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom asking him to issue an executive order to temporarily pause enforcement of the state’s AB 5 contractor law.
July 18, 2022