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Yellow CEO Darren Hawkins: Q4 Earnings Show Carrier on Right Track

Yellow Corp. CEO Darren Hawkins told Transport Topics that the less-than-truckload carrier’s recent financial performance demonstrates its moves to rebuild its fleet, secure new business while maintaining existing customers and implement new technologies are setting the stage for long-term growth.

February 10, 2022

Maine Sets $1.8 Billion Plan for Infrastructure Upgrades

Three steel bridges in Maine that cross Interstate 95 and date to the Dwight Eisenhower administration are included in a $1.8 billion plan to overhaul some of the state’s transportation infrastructure.

February 9, 2022

Driver Drug Violations Increased by 10% in 2021 Over Prior Year

The total number of truck driver drug violations increased by 10% in 2021, compared with total numbers reported in 2020, according to a new federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse summary report.

February 9, 2022

House Transportation Panel Plans Water Bill

Democratic leaders on the U.S. House transportation committee are proceeding with an update to the Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA.

February 9, 2022

Senators Call for Gas Tax Suspension to Blunt Rising Prices

WASHINGTON — Some Democratic senators on Feb. 9 called for suspending the federal gas tax for the remainder of the year to help consumers struggling with rising fuel prices.

February 9, 2022

House OKs Bill Easing Budget Strains on Postal Service

WASHINGTON — Congress would lift onerous budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt and would require it to continue delivering mail six days per week under bipartisan legislation the House approved Feb. 8.

February 9, 2022

Familiar Spots Lead ATRI’s Top Highway Bottlenecks

Some very familiar trouble spots lead the 2022 Top Truck Bottlenecks List from the American Transportation Research Institute.

February 9, 2022

Labor Department Targets Warehouse Industry for Wage Enforcement

The U.S. government’s minimum-wage enforcers plan to zero in on the warehouse and logistics industry, amplifying scrutiny of a sector criticized during the pandemic for its labor practices.

February 8, 2022

Canada’s COVID-19 Protests Threaten Border Trade With US

OTTAWA — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates.

February 8, 2022