05 Sep Diesel Advocates Push for Greater DERA Funding Federal lawmakers and industry proponents are divided over how much funding should be dedicated to a federal program to reduce emissions and improve clean diesel technology. Read more...
05 Sep Infrastructure Funding Policy Looms Over Congressional Fall Schedule A recent report detailing the country’s congestion woes prompted the top transportation lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives to again urge colleagues to legislate on comprehensive infrastructure policy when they return to Washington after a five-week summer break. Read more...
05 Sep 2019 Trucking Company Closures So Far Have Doubled All of 2018 More trucking firms have shut down during the first six months of 2019 than in all of 2018, a result of a softer freight market and the broader effects of tariffs on imported goods, a freight market expert said. Read more...
05 Sep August Class 8 Orders Extend the Slump North American Class 8 orders in August continued to mimic fleets’ wait-and-see attitude as orders again fell below replacement level and plunged 79% from the all-time record set a year earlier, ACT Research reported. Read more...
05 Sep Daseke Shakes Up Company as President, CFO Depart Daseke Inc., one of the largest flatbed and specialized transportation companies in North America, announced on Sept. 5 it would replace its president and chief financial officer and fold three divisions into other parts of the corporation. Read more...
05 Sep Energy Experts Fear Price of Diesel to Spike Because of New Shipping Fuel Mandate Trucking executives fear sharp hikes in the cost of diesel, and perhaps a shortage, as the industry competes for fuel with ocean carriers, which have a mandate to sharply reduce pollution in fewer than 90 days. Read more...
05 Sep FMCSA Proposes 3-Year Delay for States to Comply With Clearinghouse Rule The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the date by which state driver licensing agencies must comply with certain Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule requirements. Read more...
05 Sep Amazon Promises 235 Jobs From Massachusetts Distribution Center Amazon has already begun $5.6 million in renovation work for its new distribution center in Holyoke, Mass., and has told the local career center it is looking for a venue to host a hiring fair and fill 235 jobs. Read more...
05 Sep Maine Awarded $61 Million for Bridge Work Maine has been awarded $61 million in federal grants to help replace eight aging highway bridges over the next five years. The two federal grants will help fund construction of bridges on Interstate 295, in Franklin County and Madawaska. Read more...
05 Sep Illinois’ Gas Tax Increase to Help Fund Central Part of State Illinois state transportation officials say this year’s 19-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase means millions of more dollars to help fix aging downstate roads. Read more...