Major legislative and regulatory issues facing trucking industry
The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants governments and businesses to change the way they look at highway safety by
According to an early estimate of motor vehicle traffic fatalities for the first quarter of 2021, released in September by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Ensuring the safety of the women and men who are literally driving the commercial motor vehicle industry, as well as all motorists with whom they
Finding a straight answer about why Congress can’t come to an agreement on legislation to fund improvements for the nation’s infrastructure is just about as
Company officials with fleets of trucks are urging governors across the country to embrace a rule meant to speed up the adoption of zero-emission trucks
More than 40,000 commercial motor vehicle (CMV) inspections were conducted in May for International Roadcheck, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual high-volume, high-visibility inspection
CALIFORNIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION APPEALS AB5 RULING TO U.S. SUPREME COURT The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted the California Trucking Association’s
To some degree, members of Congress serve as gatekeepers to a safe and successful trucking industry. They establish laws that create executive branch departments —
The much-debated $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed by the U.S. Senate August 10 with a vote of 69-30, with 19
As road user charge pilot programs on trucks are being tested by state departments of transportation across the nation, a truck-only vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
Mike Bost, Angie Craig, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Lucy McBath, John Katko, and Hank Johnson are not exactly household names in American politics. But the four
Normally the Capitol Recap is filled with articles about new pieces of legislation and Congressional hearings. You might say this section of this issue is
Allow us, please, a trucking interpretation of Petula Clark’s 1966 “Sign of the Times.” “It’s a sign of the times That your love (the need
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is set to be a big win for unions and pro-union supporters. However, a nugget included in
Commercial vehicle operators are accustomed to the occasional delay due to traffic, and trucking companies are typically prepared to handle intermittent delays due to road
“Mr. Fixit” was a popular Canadian instructional series that aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1965. The series demonstrated home repairs and construction by
BIPARTISAN TRUCK PARKING LEGISLATION REINTRODUCED Bipartisan legislation aimed at creating safe, secure parking sites for commercial truck drivers has been reintroduced in the U.S. House
When you think about America’s progress, it’s easy to look at the advanced number of roads and highway systems as a symbol of that progress.
Most Americans are familiar with the iconic phrase uttered by actor Tom Hanks in the Academy Award-winning film “Forrest Gump,” spoken as he sits on
President Joe Biden wasted no time in making major Cabinet appointments, announcing Pete Buttigieg as his choice for the U.S. Department of Transportation secretary on