A woman recently took to social media to praise a trucker for his selflessness in the wake of a collision, and the post made it all the way across the internet to the truck driver involved. On June 29, Emily Brooke Tanner shared a Facebook post thanking a trucker for staying on the scene with ...more
A trucking company is being forced to pay $51,000 back to employees it denied overtime pay. Ard Trucking Company in Timmonsville, South Carolina will pay 11 workers more than $51,000 after paying “straight-time rates for all hours worked, including overtime hours.” Of the $51,000 paid, one worker was awarded over $15,000. Investigators with the Labor Department’s ...more
CSX locomotives sit at the CSX North Framingham Yard in Framingham, Mass. (Steven Senne/Associated Press) OMAHA, Neb. — CSX and CPKC railroads announced a deal June 28 that will allow them to beef up a little-used connection between their two networks in the southeastern United States to handle a significant amount of freight. The deal ...more
Motorists in traffic drive south on Highway 101 in Los Angeles. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg News) The Biden administration’s proposal to crack down on vehicle pollution with strict new tailpipe emission limits isn’t reasonable or achievable by a 2032 deadline, according to the biggest auto industry trade group in the U.S. The Washington-based Alliance for Automotive Innovation, ...more
The last strike was in 1997, which led to UPS losing considerable market share, according to Stifel analyst Bruce Chan. (UPS Inc.) The Teamsters union gave UPS Inc. a June 30 ultimatum in labor talks after walking away from discussions June 28, warning a nationwide strike “appears inevitable.” UPS and the union’s current National Master Agreement ...more
Trucks parked at a truck stop. Among the bills approved in committee was the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act. (grandriver/Getty Images) With the congressional August recess fast approaching, senior transportation policymakers are calling for passage of several big picture supply chain-centric bills. A bill recently introduced in the Senate meant to improve freight rail connectivity ...more
Arrive Logistics said there have been some upticks in spot rates since May, but it believes that has more to do with seasonal volatility than a fundamental shift in market conditions. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) The spot market has become stuck in a stagnant bottom with market patterns preventing it from building back ...more
Freight rail cars sit in Norfolk Southern's Conway Terminal in Conway Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — Showing surprising resilience in the face of higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January through March as consumers spent at the fastest pace in nearly two years. The June 29 ...more
TravelCenters of America (TA) is offering current and former military members a free meal on the Fourth of July. As a way to honor the contributions of the U.S. Military, TA says that all active military members and veterans are invited to enjoy a free meal at full-service and quick-service restaurants on July 4 with ...more
A truck driver was nearly robbed at gunpoint after being stopped by a criminal in a car with police lights. The incident happened in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on Tuesday morning, June 27th. According to WRAL News, truck driver Wiley Stanton was driving his truck at the intersection of Wood Duck Road and Davistown-Mercer Lane when ...more
