Latest News Updates From Noël Fletcher

GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

EPA to Tighten Nitrogen Oxide Limits for New Heavy Trucks

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Dec. 20 announced more stringent clear-air standards for heavy trucks that the agency said are 80% stronger than current limits.

December 20, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Experts Share Guidance for Transitioning Veterans Into Trucking

WASHINGTON — Military and trucking industry experts said traits including a willingness to help others and interest in serving a greater good are hallmarks of why truck driving jobs are an excellent option for service members looking to transition to civilian life.

December 20, 2022
BusinessEquipment

Ashley Leiva, Mother and Combat Veteran, Wins Award for New Truck Drivers

WASHINGTON — A young mother from Texas who is a 15-year combat veteran won the keys to a T680 Next Generation Kenworth truck Dec. 16 after capturing the 2022 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

December 19, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

DOT Awards Virginia $97.6 Million in Loans to Improve I-81

Virginia has $97.6 million in two new low-interest federal loans to improve safety and traffic flows along its rolling Interstate 81 that cuts through rural mountain areas in a main trucking route linking southern economic areas and northeast markets.

December 15, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Texas Steps Up Safety Inspections Along Ports of Entry

With extra holiday congestion at the El Paso border, Texas Department of Public Safety officers are conducting random enhanced inspections on commercial vehicles as they cross international ports of entry from Mexico into Texas to combat illegal activity.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

GSA to Spend $3.4 Billion to Update 26 Land Ports of Entry

Replacing pavement at Otay Mesa land port of entry in California is the latest of 50 modernization projects the General Services Administration has embarked on using $3.4 billion in federal infrastructure funds.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics

Georgia, Nebraska Extend Trucking-Related Executive Orders

Earlier emergency orders have been extended in Georgia for supply chain and oversize permits and in Nebraska for driving hours hauling fuel.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Customs and Border Protection to Test New Supply Chain Identifiers for Imports

The Office of Trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection is launching a testing project for a global business identifier to streamline tracking of goods in supply chains.

December 14, 2022

South Carolina Lands Two New Business Ventures

South Carolina captured deals for a sporting toy company to open distribution operations and a golf bag maker to set up third-party logistics and global manufacturing in the state.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Texas Welcomes Deal for Green Hydrogen Production Venture

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared that a newly announced $4 billion green hydrogen production facility for mobility and other industrial markets will help the state retain its national leadership role in energy.

December 12, 2022