Perspective: Appreciating the Journey as Chairman
Barry Pottle writes: One of the things I’ve learned about trucking is you need to appreciate the journey. It was a lesson I took to heart at 18 when I started my career in this industry as an owner-operator, and one that served me well in my time as American Trucking Associations chairman.
September 25, 2019Walgreens, FedEx Express Partner With Google Parent on Drones
Wing Aviation, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., said it is collaborating with FedEx Corp.’s Express division and pharmacy retailer Walgreens to launch a drone-delivery service in Christiansburg, Va.
September 25, 2019Charges Reduced for Three Truck Drivers Hauling Legal Hemp Through Idaho
Three truck drivers arrested on felony marijuana trafficking charges in the past 18 months for hauling loads of legal hemp through Idaho have agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanors in return for suspended jail sentences and fines.
September 24, 2019ATA, DAT Freight Indexes Show Solid Growth; Cass Points Down
Two of the three major monthly freight indexes showed positive trends in August, leading economists to downplay fears the trucking industry is heading into a downturn leading up to the holiday shipping season.
September 24, 2019Universal Postal Union Rejects Trump’s Favored Reform Plan
In a showdown Sept. 24 at a Universal Postal Union meeting, countries rejected the Trump administration’s favored approach to an international mail problem that is making the U.S. consider leaving the 145-year-old body.
September 24, 2019Senate Committee Advances Labor Nominee Scalia to Chamber Floor
Eugene Scalia’s nomination to become the next Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration was advanced by a U.S. Senate committee Sept. 24.
September 24, 2019EPA Threatens California Highway Funding Over Smog-Choked Skies
The Environmental Protection Agency notified California in a letter Sept. 24 that it has failed to file complete plans for fighting conventional air pollution and may lose highway funding as punishment.
September 24, 2019Consumer Confidence Declines by Most in Nine Months
U.S. consumer confidence posted the biggest drop since the start of the year as Americans’ expectations for the economy and the job market deteriorated, posing a risk to the household spending that is underpinning growth.
September 24, 2019Minnesota DOT Identifies Strategies for Decarbonization
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that provides recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across modes of surface transportation, including heavy trucks.
September 24, 2019Daimler Fined $960 Million to Settle Rigged Diesel-Car Probe
German prosecutors fined Daimler AG 870 million euros for “negligent violation” in a probe into selling rigged diesel cars.
September 24, 2019