Federal trucking regulators have granted Werner Enterprises Inc. an exemption to allow a commercial learner permit holder who has successfully passed a commercial driver license skills test to operate a commercial vehicle without having a CDL holder observing from the front passenger seat.
April 1, 2022Government, Business, Safety
Werner Exempt From New Driver Training Requirement
Government, Business, Safety
Georgia Passes Bill Allowing Fair Apportionment of Fault Damages
Legislation that unanimously passed the Georgia Senate on March 30 will allow a defendant in civil litigation to apportion monetary damages to another party that shared fault in the case, but who was not named in the lawsuit.
March 31, 2022Government, Business, Safety
White House Urges Ports to Work With Local Leaders to Secure Funding
WASHINGTON — Top White House executives urged port leaders to collaborate with their elected leaders and focus on projects that align with Biden administration goals as they strive to access a share of $1.2 trillion in federal infrastructure funds.
March 31, 2022Government, Business, Safety
Two More Plead Guilty to Staged Accidents in New Orleans
Two New Orleans women have pleaded guilty in separate conspiracy schemes to stage accidents — one involving a tractor-trailer and the other a bus.
March 30, 2022Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100
FedEx Partners With Elroy Air to Test Pilotless Package Drone
FedEx Corp. is partnering with Elroy Air, a startup that makes a large cargo drone, to test moving packages by air with no pilot on board.
March 30, 2022Government, Business, Safety, Top 100
Yellow Welcomes Labor Secretary Walsh at Driver Training Academy Opening
CARLISLE, Pa. — Executives from Yellow Corp. were joined by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf at a March 29 ribbon-cutting for the motor carrier’s 17th driving academy, a date that also marked the end of the Biden administration’s 90-day challenge to trucking companies to ramp up training and apprenticeship programs to bring drivers to the industry.
March 30, 2022Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
ATA Seeks Guidance on Missing Underride Guard Labels
The trucking industry is asking federal regulators for clarity about potential enforcement issues surrounding a new rule for annual inspection of rear underride guards on trailers.
March 29, 2022Government, Business, Safety
CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week to Focus on Speeding
The 2022 Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 10-16, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced on March 29.
March 29, 2022Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Canada Climate Plan Calls for 42% Cut in Oil, Gas Emissions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government wants a 42% reduction in emissions from the oil and gas sector as part of Canada’s plan to meet its 2030 emissions reduction goal.
March 29, 2022Government, Safety
White House Requests Budget Increase for FMCSA
The White House’s $5.8 trillion fiscal 2023 budget proposal aims to increase funding for federal trucking regulators.
March 28, 2022