Card-Check Fight Begins in Congress
Democratic leaders in the House and Senate last week formally introduced the Employee Free Choice Act, the first shot in what is expected to be a fierce battle between organized labor and the business community, including American Trucking Associations.
March 16, 2009Sabo Seeks to Expand Council’s Reach
The new chairman of the Technology & Maintenance Council, Steph Sabo, said that during his term, his top priority will be reaching out to segments of the trucking industry that aren’t familiar with the group in hopes of signing up new members.
March 16, 2009Critics Again Ask U.S. Court to Void Driver Hours Rule
For the third time in five years, a coalition of interest groups has asked a federal court to overturn the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s rule governing the length of time truckers can drive and work.
March 16, 2009EPA Rule Would Track Emissions as First Step to Cap-and-Trade
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week took the first step toward creating a national cap-and-trade system, proposing a new rule that would establish a federal system for reporting carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases produced by large stationary and mobile sources.
March 16, 2009CARB Targets ‘Carbon Intensity’ of Fuels Used for Transportation
In its continued attack on greenhouse gas emissions, the California Air Resources Board recently proposed a rule cutting the “carbon intensity” of transportation fuels.
March 16, 2009ATA Files to Intervene on Hours-of-Service Rule
American Trucking Associations has filed a motion to intervene in the third legal challenge by the Teamsters union and three other groups to federal truck driver hours-of-service rules.
March 13, 2009Trimac’s 4Q Profit Improves
Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund said its fourth-quarter profit rose to C$3 million, or 11 cents per unit, from C$2.2 million, or 9 cents, a year ago.
March 13, 2009Opinion: Defending Spanish-Speaking Truckers
Hispanics have responded to the need of U.S. carriers for longhaul truck drivers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that in 2007, 23% of the estimated 1.6 million tractor-trailer drivers in the United States were Hispanic.
March 13, 2009Obama, DOT May Revive Mexican Trucks Program
A day after a large government spending bill passed that included provision to end the U.S.-Mexican cross-border trucking program, the Obama administration has asked the Transportation Department to look into reviving it.
March 12, 2009DOT Freight Transportation Index Falls 7.8%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined 7.8% in January from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
March 11, 2009