The COVID-19 outbreak prompted transportation companies to adopt a battery of safety measures — some of which may remain in place even after the pandemic is over.
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Shipping Watchdog Urged to Speed Up Pace on Emission Curbs
Trafigura Group said the shipping industry’s regulator needs to act with “lightning speed” to cut carbon emissions from an industry that spews more C02 into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined.
June 21, 2021Work Truck Solutions, Morgan Truck Body Launch Portal
Work Truck Solutions, a provider of software as a service, and Morgan Truck Body announced an online portal for finding Morgan-equipped commercial dry freight, refrigerated, platform and dump truck bodies.
June 18, 2021Biden’s Rejection of Gas Tax Casts Doubt on Infrastructure Deal
The White House reiterated President Joe Biden’s opposition to indexing the gasoline tax to inflation to help pay for an infrastructure plan, raising new questions about the viability of a bipartisan compromise emerging in the Senate.
June 18, 2021Perspective: Pivotal Opportunity to Repeal FET
Congress and President Joe Biden are currently focused on improving America’s infrastructure, with a key sticking point being how to pay for the improvements. This debate presents an opportunity for Congress to finally resolve funding for the insolvent Highway Trust Fund by replacing antiquated funding mechanisms — such as the federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers — with solutions that are more reflective of today’s transportation landscape.
June 21, 2021Attorney Danny Keating Pleads Guilty in Staged Accidents With Trucks
New Orleans attorney Danny Patrick Keating Jr., charged last year for his participation in 31 illegal staged accidents, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
June 17, 2021Buttigieg Pushes Transportation Budget Amid Infrastructure Talks
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on senators to fund big-ticket transportation programs as congressional leaders continue to craft comprehensive infrastructure policy measures and prepare to consider a multiyear highway bill.
June 17, 2021Rep. DeFazio to Highlight Road Congestion Remedies
WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter DeFazio, chairman of the U.S. House transportation committee and author of a comprehensive five-year, $547 billion highway bill, is very aware that being stuck in traffic is bad for business.
June 17, 2021Jobless Claims Rise for First Time Since April
Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance rose slightly for the first time since late April, likely a temporary blip for a labor market that’s otherwise improving as the economy reopens.
June 17, 2021Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Gains Support
Prospects for a bipartisan deal on the biggest infrastructure package in decades improved on June 16 as 21 senators, including 11 Republicans, signed onto a bipartisan framework for a $579 billion package.
June 16, 2021