07 Jun ATA’s Chris Spear to Testify Before House Committee on Trucking Policies June 12 Transportation policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to hear from American Trucking Associations on June 12. ATA President Chris Spear will be among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the Highways and Transit Subcommittee. Read more...
07 Jun Troy Swenson Will Make Triumphant Return to Pittsburgh as South Dakota Grand Champion FedEx Freight driver Troy Swenson won the Sleeper class championship at the 2009 National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh. He hasn’t been back to the Steel City since — but that’s about to change. Read more...
07 Jun Message of Safety Hits Home Leading Up to Illinois Truck Driving Championships FedEx Freight drivers Ritch Fundell and Miguel Corral are back and ready to repeat in the Illinois Truck Driving Championships on June 7-8. The event's primary safety focus will be on emphasizing adherence to Scott's Law, named after a Chicago firefighter who was struck and killed by a motorist while assisting at a roadside crash scene in 2000. Overall FedEx Freight claimed five division championships in 2018. UPS took home two first-place finishes, and XPO Logistics and YRC Freight earned on... Read more...
07 Jun Walmart’s EV Stations Let You Plug In While You Shop Electric vehicle owners will have a new reason to visit Walmart as they travel across America: Not only can they stock up on snacks and drinks but they can get electric charges. Read more...
07 Jun US Payrolls, Wages Cool as Trade War Weighs on Economy U.S. employers added the fewest workers in three months and wage gains cooled, suggesting broader economic weakness and boosting expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut as President Donald Trump’s trade policies weigh on growth. Read more...
06 Jun Not a PR Stunt: GM Still Hopes to Sell Lordstown Plant to Workhorse General Motors CEO Mary Barra said June 5 that the company still hopes to sell its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant to Workhorse Group, an electric-vehicle start-up, although questions have been raised about that company’s financial wherewithal. Read more...
06 Jun Cost of Diesel Likely to Go Up Once Tariffs Begin to Hit Mexico President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican products June 10 unless he is satisfied the Mexican government has done enough to slow the surge of immigrants into the United States is likely to raise the price of diesel. Read more...
06 Jun Diesel Prices Likely to Go Up Once Tariffs Begin to Hit Mexico President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican products June 10 unless he is satisfied the Mexican government has done enough to slow the surge of migrants into the United States is likely to raise the price of diesel. Read more...
06 Jun FMCSA Delays Public Release of HOS Proposed Rule The long-anticipated Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service proposed rule has been delayed from its original release date of June 7. Read more...
06 Jun Significant Upward Changes in Trucker Pay Continue A persistent driver shortage, near full employment and a favorable freight market last year have contributed to a “significant change” in the pace of pay increases in the first quarter of 2019, according to the National Transportation Institute. Read more...