ATRI outlines research priorities for 2021 The American Transportation Research Institute will focus its research this year on under-21 truck drivers, electric trucks, marijuana decriminalization, driver-facing cameras and zero-emission trucks. The ATRI Board of Directors approved the list of research topics at a recent meeting. ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee selected research topics that examine workforce, […]
UAW set to vote on new Volvo labor deal June 6 United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2069 members at Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly operations in Dublin, Virginia are expected to vote on a proposed six-year labor agreement Sunday, June 6. Volvo Trucks North America and the UAW reached a tentative agreement last week that would […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United States, millions of individuals lost their jobs. Specifically, many women were stuck at home coordinating elderly parent medical issues, additional home-school activities for their children, and more. One year later, many great strides have been made to bring back jobs in a variety of industries traditionally filled by a predominantly male […]
Plan ahead for increased Memorial Day cargo theft activity Cargo theft recording firm CargoNet says it expects a “significant threat” to freight transportation this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. The firm reviewed data from 2016 to 2020 for the Thursday prior to Memorial Day to the Wednesday after. There were 143 events reported with an average […]
DAT Truckload Volume Index falls 5% in April from record March Truckload freight activity declined last month, but April was still the second busiest month on record for shippers, freight brokers and motor carriers, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service. The DAT […]
Motor carriers, in cooperation with state and national trucking associations, are trying to curb lawsuit abuse. At this point, they’ll take even small victories to help keep insurance premiums at bay. One recent victory came in Florida and will allow trial judges to weigh compelling, reliable evidence from video event recorders to issue summary judgements. […]
Employees represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Sunday rejected a new five-year labor agreement that would have covered approximately 2,900 members of UAW Local #2069 at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly operations in Dublin, Virginia. Volvo said that UAW-represented employees will still report to work Monday, May 17. “We look forward to […]
Colonial Pipeline restarting operation, 10 states can permit overweight fuel shipments on interstate, federal highways Colonial Pipeline said it initiated the restart of pipeline operations Wednesday afternoon. Following the restart, the company said it will likely take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal and some markets served by Colonial […]
The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) is making a legislative push to establish a safety standard for motor carrier selection. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) introduced HR3042 in Congress, which seeks to establish a national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods, and for […]
