19 Feb Ex-Pilot Flying J President Hazelwood, Two Others, to Be Retried There is no question now that former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two former company executives, already convicted of cheating truckers out of diesel fuel rebates, will be retried on federal criminal charges. What remains unknown, though, is when? Read more...
19 Feb Pennsylvania Trucking Industry Opposes State DOT’s Bridge Tolling Plan The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has released a list of bridges that are being considered for tolling, a practice the state’s trucking community has bristled against. Read more...
19 Feb UK Supreme Court Gives Uber Drivers Benefits in Landmark Ruling LONDON — Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as “workers” and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 19, in a decision that threatens the company’s business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy. Read more...
18 Feb 2021 Farm Exports to China Will Approach Record The value of U.S. farm exports to China will touch $31.5 billion in the federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30, the highest ever, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Feb. 18 in a report. Read more...
18 Feb House Democrats Ready to Address Climate Crisis, Pallone Says Power outages in Texas and recent severe weather events around the country justify congressional Democrats’ policy directives on climate change, the chairman of the influential Energy and Commerce Committee said. Read more...
18 Feb Daimler Posts Income Increase, Revenue Dip in Q4 Daimler AG reported a dip in revenue and a gain in net income in the fourth quarter compared with a net loss a year earlier. Read more...
18 Feb Reliance Partners Adds Borderless Coverage to Portfolio Trucking insurance company Reliance Partners has acquired Borderless Coverage, a North American cross-border supply chain insurance provider. Read more...
18 Feb Democrats Put Biden Stimulus on 10-Day Fast Track for House Vote The House is aiming to vote Feb. 26 on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, as Democrats pivot quickly to their top priorities after Donald Trump’s impeachment trial ended in acquittal. Read more...
18 Feb Experts Warn of Spiking DEF Prices Prices for the diesel exhaust fluid that is a vital component of emissions systems on newer trucks are rising as costs for urea — a core DEF ingredient — have jumped. Read more...
18 Feb DTNA’s Outgoing CEO Roger Nielsen Reflects on Industry’s Transformation Roger Nielsen’s four years as CEO of Daimler Trucks North America coincided with a time of rapid change in the commercial vehicle industry, highlighted by the introduction of electric-powered trucks and the continued advance of automated driving and connected vehicle technologies. Read more...