20 Jan Safety Equipment, Training for Contractors Doesn’t Endanger Status, DOL Says The U.S. Department of Labor has issued an opinion letter ruling that motor carriers can supply independent contractors safety equipment such as dash cams, speed limiters and driver monitoring systems, and also require that they take safety training without jeopardizing their independent contractor status. Read more...
20 Jan Oil Tanker Owners Pay to Move Crude in Wake of Supply Cuts Saudi Arabia’s oil production cuts have hit the tanker market so hard that owners of the biggest vessels are effectively subsidizing cargo deliveries on the industry’s main trade route. Read more...
20 Jan Werner Invests in TuSimple to Spur Autonomous Trucking Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises announced it invested in TuSimple, an autonomous trucking technology company founded in 2015, and described it as an important milestone in the journey to become an environmental leader. Read more...
20 Jan Technology, Pandemic Reshape Industry’s Business Models, Panel Says Advancements in technology and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic have driven major changes in trucking, a panel of experts said Jan. 19. Read more...
20 Jan Maryland DOT Weighs Three Proposals for Major P3 The Maryland Department of Transportation has received three proposals from teams composed of private sector firms interested in becoming the developer for major interstate improvement work. Read more...
20 Jan GM’s Mary Barra Boosts Stock as Tech Story Gains Credibility All General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra needed to hit a stock record was $27 billion and a bit of braggadocio. Read more...
20 Jan Anthony Levandowski Receives Trump Pardon Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Anthony Levandowski, saving the engineer from more than a year in prison for stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo. Read more...
19 Jan Diesel Rises 2.6¢ to $2.696 as Price Continues to Increase For the second week in a row, drivers in 2021 are seeing higher diesel prices as the nationwide cost of trucking’s main fuel ticked up, this time 2.6 cents to $2.696. Read more...
19 Jan Plaintiff Attorneys Often Use 'Reptile Theory' to Win Nuclear Trucking Jury Verdicts, Experts Say In trucking accident lawsuits, the "reptile theory" is a method plaintiff lawyers have deployed in pursuit of so-called “nuclear” jury verdicts. Read more...
19 Jan Transportation Nominee Buttigieg Vows to Turn Slogan Into Reality Pete Buttigieg, Biden’s choice to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation, has committed to turn the slogan Build Back Better into reality. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...