Independent owner-operators earned nearly 29% more net income than employee drivers in 2013, according to a study released Oct. 14 by the California Trucking Association and the Inland Empire Economic Partnership.
October 14, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Mississippi Truckers Dealing With Weight Limits
Mississippi’s Highway 6 is in such bad shape that state transportation officials have declared that its bridges were unsafe for heavy trucks. In fact, for a time, trucks were ticketed for exceeding weight limits.
October 14, 2015GovernmentBusinessAutonomous
Oregon Experiments With Pay-By-Mile Program, But Drivers Lacking
Oregon, the first state to establish a gas tax and a weight-mile tax, is back at it again with an experimental pay-by-the-mile program called OrReGO that excludes commercial trucks.
October 14, 2015GovernmentBusinessAutonomous
Oklahoma Trucking Association Elects New Director
Jim Newport has been elected executive director of the Oklahoma Trucking Association by the association’s board.
October 14, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Sen. Boxer: House ‘Can Pass a Strong’ Highway Bill
The top Democrat on the Senate’s transportation panel on Oct. 14 expressed optimism about the House’s push to advance a highway reauthorization bill.
October 14, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Truck Drivers in ‘Exceptionally Short Supply,’ Fed Says
Truck drivers are reported to be in “exceptionally short supply” in some regions of the country, especially in the New York, St. Louis and Kansas City areas, the Federal Reserve said in a report.
October 14, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
House to Take Up Highway Bill Oct. 22
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will mark up a highway bill Oct. 22, the panel announced.
October 14, 2015GovernmentBusinessAutonomous
Kenworth to Transport Capitol Christmas Tree
The Capitol Christmas tree will be cut Oct. 27 and then begin its 4,400-mile journey from Seward, Alaska, to Washington, D.C., courtesy of Kenworth Truck Co.
October 13, 2015GovernmentBusinessLogistics
EPA Honors Freight Companies With SmartWay Awards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 13 recognized 11 companies in the freight industry, including Con-way Inc.’s Menlo Logistics, for their environmental efforts.
October 13, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Railroads Seek Reprieve to Install PTC Systems
Efforts are being made in Washington to address the Dec. 31 deadline for U.S. freight railroads to comply with a federal mandate to finish installing the crash-avoidance technology known as positive train control.
October 12, 2015