Wyoming Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court Ruling on CRST Wrongful Death Lawsuit
CRST International Inc. must stand trial in connection with a wrongful death lawsuit after a state supreme court overturned a lower court’s ruling in favor of the trucking company, according to court documents.
June 14, 2018Transportation Policymakers Survive Primaries, With the Exception of Mark Sanford
While several Republican incumbents with key roles on transportation committees celebrated wins in the June 12 primaries, South Carolina’s Mark Sanford (R) wasn’t so lucky.
June 14, 2018EPA Advisory Board to Review Science Behind the Agency’s Glider Truck Rule Repeal Proposal
An Environmental Protection Agency advisory board is reviewing the quality and relevance of scientific and technical information used to justify repealing an Obama administration regulation that limits the production of glider trucks.
June 14, 2018DOT Debuts Contest to Develop Innovative Ways to Analyze Crash Data
Concerned about a rise in highway fatalities in recent years, the U.S. Department of Transportation is launching a contest for cash prizes with the goal of finding “innovative analytical visualization tools” that will reveal insights into serious crashes and improve understanding of transportation safety.
June 14, 2018OSHA Conducts First of Several Hearings on Whistleblower Protections
Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration had scheduled a two-hour public hearing June 12 for trucking and rail industry stakeholders to disclose issues facing the agency’s whistleblower protection program — but the hearing only lasted an hour.
June 14, 2018Langenhahn’s Wisconsin Victory Is a Family Affair
A family that practices truck driving together wins grand champion titles together. This can be said for XPO Logistics’ Jeff Langenhahn, who won Wisconsin’s grand champion title May 18-19 at the Wisconsin Truck Driving Championships.
June 13, 2018Transportation Industry Asks OSHA for Whistleblower Improvements
Raising awareness of OSHA’s whistleblower rules would improve the agency’s enforcement of laws banning retaliation against employees in the rail and trucking industries, business and worker representatives said.
June 13, 2018West Virginia State Truck Driving Championships
Photo coverage of winners and scenes from the 2018 West Virginia Truck Driving Championships June 9 in Nitro, W.Va. (Photos courtesy of the West Virginia Trucking Association)
June 13, 2018South Carolina Ports Break May Volume Record Despite Key Bridge Closure
Despite the partial closure of an important interstate bridge in the Charleston area, South Carolina ports broke their May record for the volume of containers handled.
June 13, 2018Trucking Industry Adjusts to ELD Mandate as Focus on HOS Compliance Sharpens
The U.S. trucking industry is continuing to adjust to the federal electronic logging device mandate that took effect late last year.
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