07 Jan FMCSA Drug Clearinghouse Goes Live, Experiences Connectivity Issues People trying to access the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recently opened Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse may encounter delays. Read more...
07 Jan Toll Rates Increase on Pennsylvania Turnpike, New York-New Jersey Crossings Tolls rates recently have increased on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the crossings that link New Jersey and New York City. Read more...
07 Jan Senate Delays Vote on USMCA A full Senate vote on President Donald Trump’s rewritten NAFTA trade agreement will be put off until next week at the earliest, after the deal was referred to multiple committees for review, according to a GOP aide. Read more...
07 Jan Judge Approves Payout Plan to Former Celadon Employees A federal bankruptcy judge in Wilmington, Del., on Jan. 3 gave approval for Celadon Group Inc. to pay $4.6 million to drivers and other employees who were expecting paychecks from the company, which on Dec. 9 shut down and entered bankruptcy. Read more...
07 Jan FedEx Begins Construction on Distribution Facility in Florida Construction has begun on a 42,000-square-foot FedEx distribution center near the airport in Gainesville, Fla. Read more...
07 Jan Perspective: Green Shipping on the Big Blue Sea Shipping companies are taking steps to adapt to rising sea levels and make themselves greener. Read more...
07 Jan Amazon Plans Large Distribution Center Near Chicago Amazon plans to open a three-building distribution center on the site of the former Maywood Park horse track near Chicago, as part of the e-commerce giant’s ongoing race to deliver packages to customers faster. Read more...
07 Jan Gas Stations Rush to Convert Fuel Pumps to Accept Chip Cards Gas stations around the United States are rushing to upgrade fuel pumps to accept credit and debit cards with chips after Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. rejected a request to delay a looming deadline to complete the work. Read more...
07 Jan White House Proposes Guidelines for Regulating AI Use, Including in Transportation The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and other industries. Read more...
07 Jan Daimler Investors Seek $1 Billion Over Diesel Disclosure Daimler AG was sued by more than 200 shareholders for as much as $1 billion over claims the parent of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars failed to properly disclose that its vehicles were fitted with technology to cheat on diesel emissions tests. Read more...