28 Jul Grant Approved for Norfolk Terminal Rail Expansion Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board recently approved a $450,000 grant for Norfolk Terminal LP that will be used to improve goods movement at the facility. Read more...
28 Jul Foreign Chipmakers Could Get Funding Aid, Raimondo Says President Joe Biden will ultimately decide whether foreign chip producers will receive some of the $52 billion in funding planned to help ease the shortage that has hammered manufacturing, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. Read more...
28 Jul Pilot Rewards 40-Year Driver With Custom Peterbilt Truck Pilot Co. recently recognized one of its longtime drivers with a custom-made Peterbilt truck. Read more...
28 Jul Carriers Must Look Beyond Pay to Attract Drivers, Data Shows Trucking companies are increasingly raising pay to combat driver capacity issues, but in this highly competitive environment that alone may not be enough. Read more...
28 Jul At Mack Trucks Plant, Biden Promotes Manufacturing MACUNGIE, Pa. — President Joe Biden pledged to increase investments in American companies and workforce training during a visit to the Mack Lehigh Valley Operations facility July 28. The trip anchored the White House’s “Made in America Week” campaign. Read more...
28 Jul Federal Judge Dismisses Charges Against Former Pilot Flying J Executives A federal judge on July 28 granted a request by federal prosecutors to dismiss criminal charges against former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two other former company executives, all of whom were scheduled to be retried early next year on charges related to a massive diesel fuel rebate scheme. Read more...
28 Jul UPS Freight Purchase Powers TFI to Q2 Gains TFI International reported large gains in second-quarter net income and revenue, helped by its acquisition of the UPS Freight operation. Read more...
28 Jul US Senate Transportation Policymakers Press for Pipeline Security The leaders of the U.S. Senate’s freight committee called on the Biden administration, congressional colleagues and private industry stakeholders to enhance security operations following the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline. Read more...
28 Jul ATA, Freight Stakeholders Push Back on US Senate’s PRO Act Freight stakeholders are voicing opposition to a bill currently being debated in the U.S. Senate that aims to make changes to federal classification for workers. Read more...
28 Jul Federal Prosecutors Seek to Dismiss Charges Against Pilot Flying J Executives Federal prosecutors have asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two other former company executives, all of whom were scheduled to be retried early next year on charges related to a massive diesel fuel rebate scheme. Read more...