23 May House Funding Leaders Easily Advance Fiscal 2020 Transportation Bill Legislation that would increase funding for infrastructure grants and the agency overseeing trucking regulations was easily approved by a subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 23. Read more...
23 May FMCSA, NHTSA Seek Comment on Automated Driving Systems A pair of federal agencies are seeking public comment that would help in crafting regulations related to automated driving systems. Read more...
23 May Pennsylvania Native Jason Herko Set for Return to Home State as Kentucky Grand Champion Jason Herko was born in Pennsylvania and as a child lived in Jamaica. Now, he is heading back to his birth state as Grand Champion of the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships. Read more...
23 May Jobless Claims Hit Five-Week Low Amid Tight Labor Market Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly dipped to a five-week low, offering a fresh sign the job market remains historically tight amid other mixed signals on the economy. Read more...
23 May Colorado Driving Titans to Compete in Tank Truck A battle of the titans is shaping up in the Tank Truck division at the Colorado Truck Driving Championships on June 1 in Henderson. Read more...
23 May Analysts Make Threatened Tariff Hikes Baseline of Economic Forecasts After months of predicting a trade deal between the world’s largest economies, economists at some of the biggest financial institutions are growing increasingly pessimistic. Read more...
22 May Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $41.5 Billion Infrastructure Plan Includes Tax Hikes Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has drafted a $41.5 billion plan that would rely on a slew of new taxes and tax increases to repair the state’s infrastructure. Read more...
22 May In Middle of Trade War, Port of Los Angeles Terminal Gets Ready for Robots Pier 400 in Los Angeles is North America’s largest shipping terminal. More than 1,700 trucks pass through on average per day, even in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war. Read more...
22 May Tonnage Surges 7.4% in April Tonnage saw a big surge in April, according to American Trucking Associations, even as spot rates and volumes declined in the same month, according to other surveys. Read more...
22 May CVSA Seeks Solution to Allow Inspectors to Ticket Shippers for Cargo Securement Violations The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has asked U.S. and Canadian trucking regulators to explore a solution that would permit roadside inspectors to cite shippers — not just drivers and motor carriers — for cargo securement violations in sealed trailers and intermodal containers. Read more...