Senate votes to avert strike by railroad unions; goes to Biden to sign
The Senate today approved a measure that avoids a strike by the nation's freight railroad workers. However, it did not include a provision for paid sick time that was a…
Briefly: J.B. Hunt donates to 55 elementary school classrooms
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. recently awarded $55,000 in total to 55 classrooms throughout the country during the 10th consecutive year of its Adopt-a-Class program. The program is an annual company…
Great fuel economy requires time and sometimes money
Some fleets believe that you have to spend a lot of money to achieve great fuel economy. They are both right and wrong.When it comes to achieving great fuel economy,…
House passes bill to avoid rail strike
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation to help sidestep a freight rail strike the White House fears would derail the U.S. economy. President Joe Biden on Monday called…
Inmate seeks regs relief from driver training rules
Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022: Another driver requests exemption from parts of HOS regsFor the third time this year, a truck driver is seeking an exemption…
The new age of driver recruitment
Eric Weed hugs a rolled tarpaulin and bends at the knees repeatedly, performing his over-the-road workout routine in a truck stop parking lot. His phone, from a tripod nearby, captures…
Fired Peterbilt worker settles suit over COVID conditions
A Peterbilt worker fired after he complained about close working quarters with other Texas truck factory employees during the early days of the COVID pandemic settled a case filed by…
California tank truck companies’ owner gets 10 years for fatal explosion, other crimes
Carl Bradley Johansson, owner of a pair of California-based trucking companies, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for several federal crimes, including one that resulted in a truck…
Rail workers frustrated, hopeful as Congress moves to avert strike
Nearly 115,000 railroaders were closely following two votes Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives after President Joe Biden called on Congress to immediately pass legislation to avert a rail…
FedEx Freight to begin driver furloughs Sunday
FedEx Freight, the nation’s largest less-than-truckload carrier, will begin furloughing an undetermined number of drivers on Sunday, the FedEx Corp. unit confirmed Wednesday. The voluntary furloughs will run until March…
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