Transport Topics captured seven 2022 Mid-Atlantic Region Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
April 13, 2022Search
Showing 10 of 18751 results
Texas Ag Commissioner Blasts Governor’s Border Crackdown
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller blasted Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catastrophic” crackdown on cross-border trucking and warned it will lead to food shortages in the second-largest U.S. state.
April 13, 2022Producer Prices Jump 11.2% From a Year Ago, the Most on Record
Prices paid to U.S. producers jumped in March from a year ago by the most in records back to 2010, topping all estimates and underscoring persistent early-stage inflationary pressures that risk feeding through to consumers.
April 13, 2022Mexican Truckers Halt Bridge Traffic Following Texas Inspection Mandate
PHARR, Texas — Just four days after the Texas Department of Public Safety began implementing a program to inspect all commercial traffic crossing the Texas-Mexico border, Mexican truck drivers staged a protest that halted all traffic into and out of Mexico at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on April 11.
April 12, 2022Audit Says Hazmat Regulators Need to Meet Timely Reviews of Carriers
Hazardous materials regulators are falling short in performing some required timely reviews of whether hazmat carriers have the “knowledge, capability and performance record” to safely move hazmat, according to a new Department of Transportation inspector general audit.
April 12, 2022Electric Vehicle Growth Outpaces Installation of Battery Chargers
As electric vehicle sales take off, the number of them on the road is growing faster than the number of public charging points to support them.
April 12, 2022Biden Will Allow Sale of Higher-Ethanol Gas in Bid to Tame Costs
President Joe Biden plans to allow expanded sales of higher-ethanol gasoline in an effort to lower fuel prices and counter the political blowback from them.
April 12, 2022US Inflation Jumped 8.5% in Past Year, Highest Since 1981
WASHINGTON — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received.
April 12, 2022Pennsylvania Legislator Introduces Bathroom Access Bill for Drivers
Inspired by Washington state’s successful legislation this year giving truckers greater access to bathroom facilities, a Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced a bill in that state’s General Assembly to do the same.
April 11, 2022R.I. Truckers Back $46 Million Plan to Upgrade Commercial Fishing Port
The Rhode Island Trucking Association backs the governor’s request to invest $46 million to add decades to the life of a major East Coast commercial fishing hub in the Port of Galilee while improving freight movements.
April 11, 2022