Residents have long worried about plans for Southwest light rail to operate alongside freight trains hauling ethanol, especially in densely populated areas such as Minneapolis.
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Kevin Burch: Taking the Story of Trucking to the White House
I love trucks. As I travel the country as chairman of American Trucking Associations, I wear a simple button with a simple message: “I Love Trucks.” I even wear it in my official ATA chairman’s portrait. It’s a button I encourage everyone I meet to wear. It starts conversations about this great industry and gives me a chance to tell our story.
April 5, 2017Opinion: Working Together to Elevate 3PL Industry
As I prepare to serve as chairman of the Transportation Intermediaries Association for the next two years, I reflect on my experience with the association. Throughout the past 13 years of attending TIA events, participating on various committees and investing time as a board member and executive committee member, I have experienced firsthand the benefits that come from associating with and investing in TIA.
April 3, 2017Rosen Shuns TIGER Grants at Senate Hearing
During his Senate nomination hearing March 29, President Trump’s pick for the No. 2 spot at the U.S. Department of Transportation would not endorse an Obama-era infrastructure grants program popular with states.
April 3, 2017Bipartisan Support for Road Funds, Tax Reform Likely, ATA Exec Says
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Advancing an infrastructure funding measure alongside a tax reform package in the coming weeks is likely to garner bipartisan backing from policymakers and support from the freight industry, officials representing trucking executives and states’ transportation directors said last week.
April 3, 2017Editorial: How Will Trucks Be Marketed?
Big truck shows are always a good way to learn about what’s going on in the world of trucking equipment and technology. You also get to catch up with friends and acquaintances, compare notes about industry trends and, well, gossip.
April 3, 2017GAO Upholds XPO Protest of Military Freight Contract
A multibillion-dollar contract recently awarded to Crowley Logistics to handle freight shipments for the Department of Defense is being reopened after the Government Accountability Office upheld a challenge filed by XPO Logistics Government Services.
April 3, 2017Flatbed, Specialty Trailer Makers Tout Strong 1Q Orders, Sales
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Specialty, flatbed and heavy-hauler trailer manufacturers exhibiting at the Mid-America Trucking Show wanted to talk about an exceptionally good start to the year, plus greenhouse-gas emissions regulations, aluminum, manufacturing discipline and a shortage of welders.
April 3, 2017NTSB Encourages Fleets to Root Out Bad Drivers
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A top National Transportation Safety Board official called on motor carriers to do a better job of identifying drivers in their employ with bad driving habits.
April 3, 2017TL Turnover Sinks to 71%
Driver turnover for large truckload carriers dropped 31 percentage points to 71% in the fourth quarter of 2016 versus the same period in 2015, the lowest level in six years according to American Trucking Associations.
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