Address Truck Parking Shortage
Trucking Law Enforcement Group Urges States to Address Truck Parking Shortage. ATAs’ Law Enforcement Advisory Board sent a letter to all 50 governors and state departments of transportation urging them to apply for…
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Group Opposes Higher Trucker Pay
Business group opposes higher trucker pay. Legislation aimed at ensuring overtime pay for truckers is getting close scrutiny from a major shipper group that plans to fight hard against it if the bill starts to gain steam.
Pennsylvania Eliminates Weight Stickers
Pennsylvania eliminates weight stickers. In a March 18 press release, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said weight class stickers requirements were removed, effective on Jan. 29, 2022, “in a continuing focus on modernization and streamlining processes as well as an added convenience to customers.”
White House Aims To Shore Up Trucking
The White House unveiled a sweeping initiative aimed at shoring up the ranks of the nation’s truck drivers that could potentially lead to boosting driver pay. The Biden-Harris Administration Trucking Action Plan is being launched…
Teamsters Fighting Speed Limiters
The Teamsters union is fighting a move by TFI International’s TForce Freight to cut the maximum speed of trucks from 68 miles per hour to 65. The union’s national negotiating committee for TForce quietly filed…
Infrastructure Deal Includes Land Ports
A giant infrastructure deal being considered by Congress includes $3.5 billion for improvements to 30 land ports of entry on both the Canadian and Mexican borders, officials said in early September. They say the upgrades are needed…
‘Roadcheck’ Sidelined 6,700 Vehicles
Commercial motor vehicle inspectors removed more than 6,700 vehicles and 2,000 drivers from service during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2021 International Roadcheck. Overall, some 40,000 commercial vehicles were inspected during the three-day blitz…
Congress Questioning Yellow Corp Loan
The Congressional Oversight Commission is questioning a $700 million loan that Yellow Corp. (then-YRC Worldwide) received last year under the CARES Act. A report released in late April notes that the commission’s role is to…
ATA Forms Advisory Board
American Trucking Associations (ATA) has formed a new advisory board to advise the association on ways to grow and strengthen relationships between the trucking industry and law enforcement organizations across the country. The new Law…
Truckers Oppose Bridge Tolls
Truckers are pushing back at a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s proposal to add tolls to nine vehicle bridges across the state, including on Interstate 79, to close a funding gap to widen the roadway and…
