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FMCSA Proposes More Narrow Scope for Emergency Waivers – Safety & Compliance
During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, truckers were delivering time-critical medical supplies. Here, UPS driver Kerry Vannada picks up a load of ventilators in April 2000.Photo: UPS The…
ATA, Others Oppose Bill That Would Drop Renewable Diesel Labeling
Stakeholders are concerned the move would leave trucking companies with no way of ascertaining the environmental attributes and sustainability advantages of the fuel they purchase. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News) American…
Shipper demand speeding drop-and-hook ‘evolution’
Ryder System is joining the race to deploy more drop-and-hook trailer pools for shippers that need greater flexibility to reduce costs and counter supply chain disruption. Source link
Marten Transport. | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum
Depends on which DC. Marten has dedicated Walmart accounts at the following facilities:Tomah,WisconsinClarksville,ArkansasNew Albany,MississippiShelbyville,Tennessee(frozen/refrigerated only)Monroe,GeorgiaWintersville,OhioIn…
Last-Mile Focuses on Sustainable Shipping
UPS Inc. The trucking industry has increased its focus on sustainability this year, mostly geared toward last-mile operations. “Each year sustainability increases as a focus within transportation and this year has been one…
South Korean truckers vote to end 16-day strike
A growing number of drivers returned to work in recent days amid increasing financial hardship and tougher policing of back-to-work orders by the South Korean government. Source link
Volvo Receives Record Order for Electric Trucks in Australia – Fuel Smarts
The purchase is Volvo’s largest electric truck order to date in Australia, a step toward the company´s target of half of its global new truck sales to be electric by 2030.Photo: Volvo Australian freight…
FMCSA Report Offers Findings to Combat Harassment, Assaults Against Truck Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hired Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, Ohio, to conduct the study. (Department of Transportation) Harassment and assaults against truck drivers are a key concern,…
Latest US truckload, LTL PPIs surprise on the upside
Total US trucking costs rose in November, with revised US producer price index figures for truckload and LTL services indicating at least a temporary reversal in a months-long decline. Source link
Ex-NYPD officer sobs as he is sentenced to life for murder of eight-year-old son
Ex-NYPD officer sobs as he is sentenced to life for murder of eight-year-old son Source link
