SalSon’s plan is to reduce fragmentation through the expansion, Fisk said. (SalSon Logistics) SalSon Logistics is expanding its core drayage and warehousing operations on the East and West coasts, according to CEO Jason Fisk. Following the merger of seven companies under the SalSon banner in August, the drayage to dedicated fleet operator is expanding its ...more
(Aziz Shamuratov/Getty Images) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reopening its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles rules as well as its Heavy-Duty Nitrous Oxide rule as part of a sweeping review of what an agency release described as the Biden administration’s “problematic” Clean Trucks Plan. Along with actions targeting heavy vehicles, EPA stated ...more
Image Transport Topics and Great Dane present the 2025 TT Sustainability Pathfinder awards to IMC and Werner at TMC’s annual meeting in Nashville. From left: Seth Clevenger, TT’s managing editor of features and multimedia; Nick Payne, executive vice president of drayage at IMC; David Johnson, vice president of regional sales at Werner Enterprises; and Anthony ...more
Tesla vehicles in a parking lot after arriving at a port in Yokohama, Japan. (Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News) Tesla Inc. is signaling concern over potential retaliatory moves by other countries as a trade war escalates in the wake of President Donald Trump’s moves to impose tariffs on a wide range of imports. The electric car maker ...more
When Greer was sworn in for his new role, he promised to tackle the trade deficit, work to correct unfair trade practices and open new markets for U.S. goods and services. (Rod Lamkey Jr./Associated Press) U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has delivered to Congress a trade policy brief on behalf of the White House aimed ...more
“I think we all know we can never stop learning,” new TMC Chairman Radu Mihai said. “We also cannot afford to forget the importance of what emotional intelligence and leadership brings to up our lives.” (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Against the backdrop of March Madness-themed scenery in the Karl F. ...more
(Nati Harnik/AP/File) The U.S. Postal Service has signed an agreement with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and the General Services Administration to help the agency in “identifying and achieving further efficiencies,” according to a letter to congressional lawmakers viewed by Bloomberg. The agreement, signed March 12, comes after months of speculation about the ...more
Immediate past Chair Amanda Schuier stands at the podium as the TMC Leaders of Tomorrow Class of 2025 is honored during an awards ceremony March 12 in Nashville, Tenn. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council celebrated the graduates of its seventh leadership program class during ...more
Senate Majority Leader John Thune arrives at the Capitol on March 11. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders seeking to avert a shutdown of most federal agencies remained locked in debate about short-term legislation days before a key deadline. With funding authority set to expire March 14, senior lawmakers as of March 13 had ...more
A Connecticut trucker pleaded guilty in connection with a years-long scheme to fraudulently obtain government benefits. On February 24, 2025, Hartford resident Ricardo Santiago, 59, pleaded guilty to guilty to one count of wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.According to the U.S. Department of Transportation-Office of Inspector General, Santiago ...more
