Drugs worth $38 million hidden in tractor-trailers were seized over two days in Texas
Story by: Noi Mahoney at FreightWaves Law enforcement found two tons of marijuana and 1,800 pounds of methamphetamine during two separate drug busts in Texas last week. Both seizures occurred at international bridge crossings with the narcotics hidden inside produce shipments from Mexico. The first incident occurred on March 22 when United States Customs […]
Learn MoreScared drivers press on toward looming freight cliff
Story by: Alan Adler at FreightWaves A train coming to a sudden stop is how veteran driver Henry Albert describes what truckers will soon face in seeking freight loads to haul. “When the front of a train stops, the slack between the couplers comes out,” he said. “I can see for the first time […]
Learn MoreFMCSA has granted a waiver for expiring CDLs until June 30th
“Waiver in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency –For States, CDL Holders, CLP Holders, and Interstate Drivers Operating Commercial Motor Vehicles. March 24, 2020 AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Grant of waiver. SUMMARY: FMCSA grants, until June 30, 2020, a waiver from certain regulations applicable to interstate and intrastate commercial driver’s license (CDL) and […]
Learn MoreP.A.M. Transportation lays off 75 employees, mostly nondrivers
Story by: Todd Maiden At FreightWaves P.A.M. Transportation Services (NASDAQ: PTSI) confirmed it has temporarily laid off approximately 75 employees, mostly “non-essential to daily operations” in response to recent coronavirus-related auto plant closures. Responding to an email from FreightWaves, P.A.M. Transportation CEO Dan Cushman said 65 employees were laid off on Friday, “very few” […]
Learn MoreTransportation, logistics workers deemed essential during coronavirus crisis
Story by: Kim Link-Wills at FreightWaves / AmericanShipper The transportation industry is critical for the movement of goods. But are all employees working for transportation and logistics companies “essential” during these unprecedented times of mandatory quarantines? New York joined California on Friday morning in ordering all nonessential workers to stay home. The Department of […]
Learn MorePennsylvania shuts all rest stops to all activity, including parking
Story by: John Kingston at FreightWaves Pennsylvania has closed all 35 of its highway rest stops to all activity following the declaration of a state of emergency. A spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Transportation said the closure impacts not only the limited facilities at the rest stops, like bathrooms and vending machines. It […]
Learn MoreTrucking needs more clarity on emergency HOS waiver
Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves A rare emergency waiver from trucking hours-of-service (HOS) regulations provides welcome relief to an industry responding to supply chain disruptions caused by the coronavirus — while simultaneously leaving carriers confused over what the waiver actually covers. The declaration, issued late Friday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), details […]
Learn MoreTruckers risk exposure to coronavirus while delivering medical and food supplies
Story by: Clarissa Hawes at FreightWaves As medical professionals and public health officials work to slow the spread of the coronavirus, truck drivers are also working around-the-clock to deliver critical medical supplies, food and other essentials to hospitals and grocery stores nationwide. Deb LaBree and her husband, Del, of Joplin, Missouri, haul vital medical […]
Learn MoreFMCSA suspends Hours of Service nationwide for COVID-19 related freight movement
Story by: John Kingston at FreightWaves In what it says is a first, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a 50-state waiver to the Hours of Service (HOS) Rule for commercial vehicle drivers transporting goods related to the COVID-19 outbreak. The order was issued late Friday evening and had been foretold earlier in […]
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