Over one thousand drivers have lost their Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL) for good as part of a long-standing Border Patrol program. On June 24, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that 1,053 CDLs have been cancelled since the inception of the Laredo Sector Border Patrol’s Texas Hold’em initiative in 2008. ...more
UAW Slams Automakers’ Slow Bargaining, Files Labor Complaint
United Auto Workers members walk in the 2019 Labor Day parade in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press) DETROIT — The United ...more
Labor Market Still Resilient, Adds 187,000 Jobs in August
A construction worker wires rebar for a foundation in Boston. (Michael Dwyer/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers added 187,000 ...more
Trimac Acquires Two More Carriers, Continues to Shop
Trimac Transportation's latest acquisition is Gleason, Tenn.-based Doyle Sims & Sons Trucking. (Sims & Sons) Trimac Transportation Ltd. has purchased ...more
Think Tank Urges DOT to Begin National VMT Fee Pilot
Trucks line up at an inspection station. (Utah Department of Transportation) A Washington think tank is encouraging the federal government ...more
Driverless Trucks Face Regulatory Opposition in California
A Peterbilt-manufactured truck equipped with Kodiak Robotics' self-driving technology. (Raymond Rudolph/Kodiak Robotics) Driverless 18-wheel trucks won’t be driving down Interstate ...more
Amazon, Shopify Open Amazon Logistics Resources to Sellers
A box with Amazon Prime Day branded tape in a distribution cage at an Amazon fulfillment center in Dartford, U.K. ...more