The Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act (TSSMA) is now in the congressional committee for the House of Representatives. Already it has received support from 150 different supply chain organizations to streamline business logistics in the American economy.DetailsNormally congressional bills are tens of thousands of words long, but not this Bill, at least in its current […]
The Biden-Harris Administration announced on September 20th plans to give $140 million in funding that will be given to states and training programs through the agency’s High Priority (HP) and Commercial Driver’s License Program Implementation (CDLPI) grants.DetailsThe grants are split with $88 million going to HP, and $55 million going to CDLPI.HP is not directly […]
Another day, another lawsuit in the name of fighting against potential governmental overreach. This time, it is the American Trucking Associations (ATA) versus California and the California Air Resources Board when it comes to a rule about the transition to electric fleets.DetailsChris Spear said in announcing the lawsuit:“ATA remains adamantly opposed to California’s ill-conceived, unattainable […]
Jack Van Steenburg, the Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) during the Trump Administration, pointed out a very interesting statistic when speaking at the Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange: despite there being 750,000 motor carriers within the United States, only about 19,000 (or 3%) have gone through the […]
If you need evidence that the economy is back from the slump of the COVID-19 pandemic and the supply chain woes that stemmed from it, look no further than imports into the United States. Data has come out for July 2024, and it is showing strong growth from the same month last year. Details The […]
When you think of the trucking industry, chances are technology is one of the last things to come across your mind. Even with the advent of alternative fuel and autonomous trucking, both are still about a decade away.To that end, you might not think about cybersecurity as being a big issue in the trucking industry, […]
From far away when driving past them, those wind turbines used to generate power seem pretty small, but if you were to ever get close to them, you would see that they are massive and generate a lot of power even when moving slowly due to their sheer size. They are so big, in fact, […]
