To promote efficiency across the country’s supply chain, Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell recently pressed colleagues to advance legislation meant to enhance the flow of freight.
July 21, 2021Transportation Compliance News
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Senate Commerce Leaders Push Supply Chain Efficiency
Proposed Merger Dominates CN Financial Report
Canadian National Railway reported an increase in second-quarter net income and revenue, and for the second period in a row company leaders spent significant time detailing for analysts the value of the company’s $33.7 billion merger with Kansas City Southern.
July 21, 2021Oakland OKs Port Site for Ballpark That Trucking Interests Oppose
The Oakland City Council on July 20 approved a non-binding term sheet for a proposed waterfront ballpark at the Port of Oakland, yet neither trucking interests nor the Athletics baseball club was happy with the outcome.
July 21, 2021CVSA Sidelines 1,273 Vehicles for Brake Violations
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspectors removed more than 1,200 commercial motor vehicles with critical brake violations from roadways during an unannounced single-day brake safety enforcement operation.
July 21, 2021Secret Funding for Plaintiff Attorneys Is On Rise, Experts Say
A controversial practice of financial firms funding litigation for attorneys who sue trucking companies is putting defense attorneys at a disadvantage — and is on the rise.
July 21, 2021Truck Drivers Go On Strike in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s largest truck-driver’s union began an indefinite strike July 21, demanding increased cargo rates on the island where 80% of all food is imported.
July 21, 2021Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Biggest Shake-Up of E-Commerce Era
Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, clogging retailers’ logistical pipelines and frustrating consumers. But the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.
July 21, 2021UK Has Its Own Truck Driver Shortage
A shortage of truck drivers, exacerbated by Brexit and COVID, is pushing up delivery costs and leading to empty shelves in stores.
July 20, 2021Astronaut Pete? Buttigieg is Game
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was excited to see Jeff Bezos’ blastoff into space July 20, describing space travel as a clear trend for the future. It’s a trip he would love to take himself, even if he doesn’t think it will happen in the foreseeable future.
July 20, 2021Infrastructure Deal in Peril as GOP Threatens Filibuster
WASHINGTON — The bipartisan infrastructure deal senators brokered with President Joe Biden is hanging precariously ahead of a crucial July 21 test vote as senators struggle over how to pay for nearly $1 trillion in public works spending.
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