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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has launched a new section on its website, www.atri-online.org, which covers a wide range of sustainable practices. “Sustainable practices are an emerging focus for trucking companies,” said Chad England, a member of the ATRI Research Committee and CEO of C.R. England. ATRI’s compendium is a great resource for gaining insight…

The U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council adopted a Joint Forward Plan last month that identified 29 cross-border initiatives the two countries have agreed to address. In addition to agreeing to address concerns raised by the pharmaceutical and agriculture industries, the council has agreed to work on a wide range of issues aimed at benefiting trucking, transportation…

A U.S. Federal Appeals court last week ruled against FedEx Ground, finding that the package delivery firm had misclassified 2,300 drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. The case involved California drivers from 2000-2007 and the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon reverses the findings of an Indiana court….

August 29, 2014 Diesel and gasoline prices are tracking downward and that trend should continue into 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The national average retail pump price for diesel dropped 1.4 cents to 3.82, a 9.2 cents per gallon drop compared to the same week a year ago. Diesel prices declined…

The American Transportation Research Institute has released its 10th annual survey and is asking trucking stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern. “In complex times like this, it is critical that we do our part to help ensure a thriving future for the trucking industry,” said Philip Byrd Sr., chairman of American Trucking Associations,…

August 23, 2014 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has found trucking company New Prime guilty of violating federal law by requiring female truck driver applicants be trained only by female trainers. The Aug. 14 ruling found that the company’s same-sex trainer policy discriminated against female applicants because they often had to wait extended…

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) trade group is donating $100,000 to the Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) campaign that offers public education on the industry as well as briefings for government policymakers. TMAF was rolled out in March at the Mid-America Trucking Show as a cooperative effort by ATA, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA),…

The U.S. Postal Service ended its fiscal third-quarter with a loss of $2 billion, compared with a loss of $740 million for the same period a year earlier. The Postal Service has had a loss in 21 of the past 23 quarters. Revenue increased two percent to $16.5 billion. Shipping and package revenue increased 6.6…

Congress directed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to prohibit carriers, shippers, receivers and transportation intermediaries from coercing drivers to violate certain federal safety and hazardous materials regulations. FMCSA published a proposed rule regarding the subject in May and earlier this month the deadline for comments on the proposed rule passed. During the comment…