11 Mar Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants to Pump Brakes on Bridge Toll Plan A lawmaker wants to apply the brakes to a proposal to toll nine bridges across Pennsylvania — and come up with a broader plan for financing the state’s transportation needs. Read more...
11 Mar ATA Task Force to Pursue Predatory Towing at Crash Scenes An American Trucking Associations council has begun a towing-scam initiative after receiving reports of excessive overcharging for nonconsensual towing of damaged heavy-duty trucks and trailers removed from crash scenes. Read more...
11 Mar Trucking Industry Making Strides Toward Electrification Original equipment manufacturers, shippers and environmental activist groups are aligning behind the promised benefits of zero-emission trucks, and are encouraging the trucking industry to accelerate adoption of vehicles powered by alternatives to diesel. Read more...
11 Mar Jobless Claims Fall to 712,000 as Pace of Layoffs Eases WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving economy. Read more...
11 Mar Clean Energy Fuels, BP Create JV for RNG Fuel Production Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it finalized a joint venture with BP Products North America Inc., a subsidiary of BP, to develop, own and operate new renewable natural gas projects at dairies and other agriculture facilities. Read more...
11 Mar Automation to Have Extreme Impact on Workforce, FMCSA’s Meera Joshi Says Impact of automation on the transportation workforce will be “extremely real and broad," FMCSA acting Administrator Meera Joshi says. Read more...
10 Mar Sen. Tom Carper: Climate Change at Heart of Infrastructure Debate Severe-weather events that immobilize communities and cut off access to energy resources reinforce the need to boost programs designed to address climate change, the leader of the Senate’s transportation committee said. Read more...
10 Mar Infrastructure Bill Could Pass Committee in May, Carper Says The centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s massive transportation infrastructure package could move through a key Senate committee by the end of May, according to Sen. Tom Carper. Read more...
10 Mar Element Highlights Maintenance, Other Insights Into Selling Used Trucks Ensuring that used specialty equipment is in top working condition is more important to buyers than a few nicks and scratches on a truck, a re-marketing expert said. Read more...
10 Mar Congress OKs $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill WASHINGTON — The United States Congress has approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that takes aim at twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended the nation for the better part of a year. The package, which includes funding for transportation corridors, was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11. Read more...