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News · Mar 19, 2019

Truckers helping with Midwest flood recovery, but more needed

"Historic flooding continues to devastate the Midwest, drowning cities and small towns along the Missouri River. Everyday needs like clean water, food and personal hygiene products are hard to come by, but truckers and relief groups are doing their best to get supplies to the victims". Read full story at : freightwaves.com/news/weather/truckers-helping-with-midwest-recovery-but-more-needed Story by : Nick Austin, Director of Weather Analytics and Senior Meteorologist at freightwaves.com Source a

News · Mar 19, 2019

No evidence of drivers shortage according to Dep. of Labor

According to article in ccjdigital.com and its author James Jaillet Department of Labor study concluded there is no truck drivers shortage in U.S. "A lengthy study recently published by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics concludes that, from a true economics perspective, there’s little evidence supporting the widely publicized notion that there’s a driver shortage in the trucking industry. Any perceived shortage is isolated to long-haul truckload fleets, argues the study from BLS, the U.S. D

News · Mar 18, 2019

Shippers return to their old ways of detention as carrier compliance increases

According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Zach Strickland "After a period of attempting to improve detention times with carriers, they appear to be falling into the old habits of making load/unload times are lower priority according to FreightWaves' Detention Minutes Index". LOADING AND UNLOADING TIMES ARE INCREASING AS CARRIERS ACCEPT A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF THEIR TENDERED LOADS. (SONAR: WAIT.USA, OTRI.USA) Read full story at : freightwaves.com/news/chartofweek/38 Source and credit

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News · Mar 18, 2019

Michigan roadside drug testing pilot to expand statewide this fall

"A pilot program that allowed specially-trained Michigan State Police troopers to conduct roadside drug tests on suspected impaired drivers will soon be expanded from five counties to the entire state". According to article originally appeared ccjdigital.com and its author Matt Cole Read full story at : https://www.ccjdigital.com/michigan-roadside-drug-testing-pilot-to-expand-statewide-this-fall/ Source and credits : ccjdigital.com and Matt Cole

News · Mar 17, 2019

Two injured after truck tanker explosion in LA

According to article in miamiherald.com - "A tanker truck leaking gasoline caught fire and caused an explosion that injured two people and sent up a huge plume visible across Los Angeles on Sunday, authorities said". Read full story at : miamiherald.com/news/business/article228055624.html Source and credits : miamiherlad.com

News · Mar 15, 2019

FMCSA will use ELD data to amend HOS rules

According to article from supplychaindive.com and its author Emma Cosgrove : Data from ELDs are informing the hours of service (HOS) rule review in process, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) head Ray Martinez said in a speech at the Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting this week, according to multiple media reports. Martinez did not confirm when a new set of proposed rules will be issued. In addition to the raw data coming from ELDs, evidence that the ELD mandate is in

News · Mar 15, 2019

Interstate speed limits could increase to 75 in parts of West Virginia

According to article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole , "Lawmakers in West Virginia this month passed a resolution that gives the state’s transportation secretary the ability to raise speed limits on interstates within the state to 75 miles per hour". Matt Cole also wrote "The resolution calls for the state DOT secretary “to authorize raising highway speed limits, where appropriate, to 75 miles per hour on interstate highways in West Virginia.” Read more and watch video at : overd

News · Mar 15, 2019

Swift to pay up to $100M to settle driver classification lawsuit

According to article in ccjdigital.com : Swift Transportation has entered into a class action settlement of up to $100 million with certain current and former truck drivers to end a nearly 10-year legal fight over drivers claiming they were misclassified as independent contractors and should instead have been classified as company drivers Read full story here : ccjdigital.com/swift-to-pay-up-to-100m-to-settle-driver-classification-lawsuit/ Source and credits : ccjdigital.com and CCJ Staff

News · Mar 14, 2019

Uber planned on running 13,000 self-driving taxis by 2019

In article which originally appeared in freightwaves.com and its author Vishnu Rajamanickam you can read : "According to court documents unsealed last week, Uber envisioned running 75,000 autonomous vehicles in commercial applications across a geographic spread of 13 cities – all by 2022. These extrapolations date back to 2016, and are part of the cache of documents that have been submitted by Walter Bratic as an expert witness to rebut Waymo’s valuation claims for the economic damages that it i

News · Mar 14, 2019

FEMA contractor Lipsey Logistics CEO arrested for cocaine distribution that includes kids

According toarticle in freightwaves.com and its author John Paul Hampstead : "Joseph Lipsey III, CEO of Chattanooga-based transportation companies Lipsey Logistics and Lipsey Trucking, was arrested on Tuesday in Aspen, CO, for distribution of cocaine to a minor, three counts of serving alcohol to a minor, possession of drug paraphernalia, and providing nicotine to minors. Lipsey’s wife Shira and son, Joseph Lipsey IV, were arrested Monday on similar counts". Read full story at : freightwaves.com

News · Mar 14, 2019

Employees sue UPS for discrimination citing slurs, nooses in warehouse

According to article in : freightwaves.com and its author Sarah Grace Taylor , "United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) is being sued by 19 employees at an Ohio distribution center who allege the company fostered a “racially hostile work environment.” The lawsuit, filed in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas on March 13, accuses UPS and five specific supervisors of “enabling and tolerating” a racist culture in the Maumee facility. Read full story here : freightwaves.com/news/parcel/employees-sue-up

News · Mar 14, 2019

U.S. airlines, Boeing ground all 737 MAX aircraft after FAA reversal

According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher , U.S. regulators have temporarily grounded all 371 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operated by U.S. airlines and prohibiting those operated by non-domestic carriers from flying in U.S. territory. Read full story at : freightwaves.com/news/regulation/faa-citing-new-evidence-grounds-737-max?utm_content=87133357&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-831603050817138688 Source and credits : freightwaves.com