New York City Mayor Ramps Up Truck Parking Enforcement
Despite a woeful shortage of safe overnight parking spaces for truckers in the Big Apple, Mayor Eric Adams personally oversaw the towing of heavy-duty rigs in Queens. “If…
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Are California Emissions Rules on a Collision Course with Trucking Industry?
California enacted the most aggressive heavy-duty truck regulations in the nation, and thousands of semis could be sidelined starting in 2023, exacerbating West Coast ports’ inability to keep…
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Trucking Alliance Presses FMCSA to Include Hair Follicle Drug Testing in Clearinghouse
The Trucking Alliance made headway in getting the federal government to consider including hair follicle testing results in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse database. “My clients have knowledge…
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FedEx Faces A Reckoning As Disgruntled Contractors Band Together
More than 2,000 FedEx contractors reportedly gathered in Las Vegas to air grievances and discuss a recently formed trade association. Spencer Patton, who operates more than 225 of the company’s…
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Biz Roundup: Navistar Calls it Quits on Internal Combustion Engine, PS Logistics Buys Noble Trucking
Although the infrastructure and logistics needed to effectively recharge upwards of 15 million commercial motor vehicles and another 15 million passenger cars are not in place, Navistar plans to outfit…
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Freight Railroad Workers Get 24 Percent Raise Under White House Emergency Board Proposal
Train conductors and other freight rail employees stand to gain a 24 percent wage increase through 2024, with 14 percent front loaded under a proposal by the Presidential Emergency Board…
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