US DOT wants to reduce highway fatalities
With the trucking industry as the star of the show, U.S. transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, participated in World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR).
Amazon ordered by federal judge to stop retailing against activist employees
The National Labor Relations Board sued Amazon in March 2022 over an employee who was fired while being involved in the unionization of the company’s Staten Island warehouse.
California has a plan and the world is looking to follow it
California’s CALSTART Drive to Zero program aims for 100% of new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales to be zero-emission by 2040.
Labor and environmental supplier audits are often ripe with scams
According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), a global organization that tracks and protects human rights in some 90 countries, the published study “Obsessed with Audit Tools, Missing the Goal” shows that business practices are often misrepresented during these audits.
EU’s Oil Sanctions on Russia leave some gaps
While the European Union’s impending oil sanctions on Russia seem strict and exclusionary on its face, there are still some loopholes in the deal.
Covid-19 restrictions have shut down a key Chinese facility for Apple iPhones
The company’s primary assembly facility in Zhengzhou, China is operating at a “significantly reduced capacity” due to the country’s strict restrictions regarding the Covid-19 virus.
Russia has officially pulled out of the UN-brokered grain agreement
The Ukrainian Grain Corridor, originally made possible with the assistance of the neighboring country Turkey and the United Nations is no more.
The EU & the US are going head-to-head over the Inflation Reduction Act
In the recently-passed IRA bill, the United States is offering tax benefits to those renewable energy companies operating domestically.
Shipping industry to ensure difficult, radical change under new climate regulations
The shipping industry is no stranger to disruptions or change, especially after the past several years.
The hair testing debate grows hotter between OOIDA & Trucking Alliance
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is making its opposition known against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse’s proposition to accept hair testing results.
More EVs should mean higher weight limits, say car carriers
The industry push is leaning heavily toward electric vehicles.
North American truckers push to stop foreign visitor vaccine requirement
North American truckers have tried protesting, but now they’re partnering directly with the lawmakers.
OOIDA joins CTA’s CA lawsuit against AB5 law
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is joining the California Trucking Association’s fight against AB5.
Experts slam shipping’s “outdated Jones Act” after near railroad strike highlights holes in the supply chain
The near-miss left many industry experts scrutinizing just how exposed the supply chain is to further challenges, particularly highlighting the Jones Act as a “foolish law.”
Trucking industry leaders struggle with possible nationwide implications of CA’s AB5 compliance
California’s controversial AB5 law is no stranger to the discussion.
Most violations in CVSA’s International Road Check were bad breaks and false logs
Over the course of three days, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s inspectors performed its International Road Check, issuing 59,000 inspections
CVSA’s road check decommissions over 12,000 commercial motor vehicles
From May 17th through May 19th of this year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle inspection and enforcement initiative was underway.
California’s gas ban has many other states looking to follow
Steep with controversy, California’s gas-powered vehicle sales ban in a little over decade has many other states looking to follow suit.
CARB under pressure by environmental groups to accelerate ban of gas-powered truck sales
The California Air Resources Board has already put regulations into place that will require trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2040.
Actually yes, 87,000 new IRS agents are likely to audit you
Regardless of what the Biden Administration says to quell frustration, the fact of the matter is that 87,000 new IRS agents are more than three times what would be needed to audit households that make over $1 million.
