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Texas City Cracks Down on Truck Route Violators

An ordinance prohibiting commercial motor vehicles from traveling in the Odessa, Texas, city limits is beginning to show its effect, as five truckers were found guilty of violating the law July 25.

July 27, 2018

Chassis Pool OK’d for Georgia, South Carolina Ports

The creation of a common chassis pool by the port authorities for Georgia and South Carolina will go forward.

July 27, 2018

Savannah Port Sets Container Record

The year has been another one for the record books at the Savannah ports.

July 26, 2018

Motor Carriers Group Challenges California Law That Defines Independent Contractors

In a federal lawsuit filed July 19, the Western States Trucking Association alleges that the California Supreme Court’s new “ABC test” requirement for deciding if a contractor should be an employee “forces virtually all independent contractors to become employees to those they choose to contract or work with.”

July 26, 2018

Traffic Jams Can’t Be Prevented, Says Washington State Transportation Chief

Highways won’t cure Washington state’s traffic woes and preventing congestion is impossible, said Roger Millar, head of the Washington state Department of Transportation.

July 25, 2018

Mexico Is Said to Push for NAFTA Agreement by End of August

Mexico is redoubling its efforts to reach a NAFTA agreement with the U.S. and Canada by the end of August to increase certainty for investors and take the heat off incoming President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to three people familiar with the negotiations.

July 23, 2018

Capitol Agenda for the Week of July 23: Come for the Plan, Stay for the Hope

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says hope is not lost for an intrastructure plan. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

July 23, 2018

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill Pushes Back on Privatizing Postal Service

Restructuring the federal government to make it more efficient and accountable is an idea Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she can get behind.

July 20, 2018

Freight Trains Get Go-Ahead to Travel Closer to Light Rail Line in Minneapolis

A major roadblock in Minneapolis involving how its Southwest light rail and freight trains operate close to one another has been resolved, freeing local transit planners to apply for nearly $1 billion in federal funds to help pay for the project.

July 20, 2018

Great Lakes Shipping Supports 237,00 Jobs, Study Finds

A new study found that Great Lakes shipping to ports such as the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor and the Port of Chicago on the South Sides pumps $25.6 billion into the economy and supports 237,000 jobs, including 147,500 in the Midwest.

July 20, 2018