The collapsed portion of Interstate 95 is expected to reopen within the next two weeks. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced the timeline on Saturday, June 17th after flying over the project in a helicopter with President Biden, members on Congress, and the Philadelphia mayor. “We are getting it done here in Philly,” Shapiro said, reported AP ...more
An Arkansas Sheriff recently shared a story about how the trucking community showed up to support a five year old trucking enthusiast. On Saturday, June 17, Greene County Sheriff’s Department – Sheriff Brad Snyder (GCSO) took to social media to commend the trucking community for showing up for a Make-A-Wish event for a local youth ...more
A Florida deputy’s body cam captured the officer’s life-saving actions after finding a dump truck driver slumped over in his seat. The officer saw the dump truck run off of Interstate 95 and hit a guardrail near Oak Hill, Florida on Wednesday, June 14th at about 6 p.m. The officer then went over to check ...more
Digital payment technologies such as Relay's give fleets enhanced anti-fraud protection, according to one Pilot executive. (Pilot Co.) Relay Payments’ digitized diesel payment platform is set to be available at Pilot Co.’s more than 800 truck stops, the companies said June 14. Fraud and card skimming caused major headaches for Holland, Mich.-based carrier TransWay until ...more
RXO and Michigan officials celebrate the logistics company's arrival in Ann Arbor, Mich. RXO will be adding about 140 jobs. (RXO via Twitter) Michigan state officials are enthusiastic about 140 new jobs and a $2.35 million expansion in Ann Arbor by RXO Corporate Solutions to increase its brokerage presence. “RXO’s expansion in Ann Arbor will ...more
UPS workers and Teamsters members during a rally in April. (Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc.’s unionized workers voted in favor of giving Teamsters leaders the option to call a strike as the two sides continue talks to renew a five-year labor contract. Of the union members that voted, 97% supported the strike authorization, the Teamsters ...more
Employees on the Schneider brokerage floor. The review of the definitions of "broker" and "bona fide agents" was mandated in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Schneider) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued final regulatory guidance on its definitions of ‘‘broker’’ and ‘‘bona fide agents,” including guidance on the role and activities of ...more
Employees on the Schneider brokerage floor. The review of the definitions of "broker" and "bona fide agents" was mandated in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Schneider) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued final regulatory guidance on its definitions of ‘‘broker’’ and ‘‘bona fide agents,” including guidance on the role and activities of ...more
A Stoughton employee works on a front corner panel (Stoughton Trailers) U.S. trailer orders more than halved in May compared with a year ago to an estimated 9,100 units, according to data released by ACT Research. Preliminary data show orders decreased 54% year-over-year from 19,783, ACT reported. Orders also fell about 10% sequentially compared with ...more
A BNSF locomotive heads south out of Oklahoma City. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The railroad industry on June 16 sued to block new environmental rules in California, arguing they would force the premature retirement of about 25,000 diesel-powered locomotives across the country long before their zero-emission counterparts are ready to take their place. ...more
