Contract truckload rates increased year-over-year and month-to-month in June, as truckload carriers benefited from shipper concerns about capacity, according to Cass Information Systems. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link)
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House passes short-term transportation funding measure
The House of Representatives yesterday passed the 34th short-term extension in six years of federal surface transportation funding.
Cass Freight Index report shows sequential gains and annual declines
Mixed messages appeared to be a key theme in the most recent edition of the Cass Freight Index Report from Cass Information Systems.
US transport jobs openings spike 59 percent, but hiring lags
Moderate second-quarter economic growth in the U.S. is generating demand for transportation workers, from truck drivers to receiving coordinators to warehouse laborers. Employers are having a tough time finding workers willing to take those jobs. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link.)
Remember the truck driver shortage? It’s getting worse
Recently, The Wall Street Journal posted this blog report on takeaways from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ annual State of Logistics Report.
Teen truckers? Bill would drop big-rig driver age to 18
WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents may hesitate to hand teens the keys to the family car, but Congress is proposing to allow drivers as young as 18 to get behind the wheel of big rigs on the nation’s interstates.
NS unveils corporate sustainability report for 2014
Norfolk Southern Corp. released its annual sustainability report that details the company’s efforts at improving locomotive fuel economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving operating safety and customer service, and increasing workforce diversity.
Sen. Cory Booker introduces bill to pay drivers for hours worked, up insurance minimums
WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced a bill that would require drivers to be paid for hours worked rather than by the mile, increase minimum insurance levels, require a ruling mandating crash avoidance technology and mandate speed limiters.
Coalition for Transportation Productivity Asks Congress to Take Closer Look at Truck Size & Weight
This week, The Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP) a concern made up of roughly 200 United States-based manufacturers, shippers, carriers, and industry associations called on Congress to take a close look at data recently issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in its “Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study, ” and focus on reforming […]
Final EPA Rule Grants 3-year Extension for Makers of Refrigerated Trailers
A new final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency gives the manufacturers of refrigerated trailers and their suppliers another three years, though 2019 to develop a new foam-blowing agent that does not incorporate strong greenhouse gases.