Fleet Owner
The road to a bipartisan mega infrastructure deal appears in worse condition than some of the highways and bridges an actual spending package would repair. But when it comes to a smaller spending package, Republicans and Democrats are finding common ground on how to replace the federal surface transportation reauthorization act that expires later this year. READ MORE
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Transport Topics
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the Biden administration is exploring how to help semiconductor producers and buyers share supply chain information to alleviate the global chip supply crisis, and urged Congress to swiftly pass legislation to fund domestic production. READ MORE
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Commercial Carrier Journal
Not all electric trucks will fall behind their internal combustion counterparts because of long charge times. Some will deliver impressive gains, so long as they don’t stray beyond their range and require a trip to the charger during the work day. However, where they are losing, according to the California Air Resources Board, is in the more critical race to lower emissions. READ MORE
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Heavy Duty Trucking
Daimler Trucks North America emerged as the shining star in Daimler Truck’s recent overview of its goals as a company independent from Mercedes-Benz — including a strategy leaning heavily on zero-emissions ambitions. READ MORE
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CSMP's Supply Chain Quarterly
Truck drivers unions are pushing lawmakers to create stricter regulations over driverless vehicles, pointing to a spate of recent accidents involving semi-autonomous cars from Waymo, Tesla and Uber. READ MORE
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Fleet Owner
Safety needs to be a message that starts at the very top of an organization and runs through all the management layers down to drivers, technicians, dispatchers, etc. To be truly effective, there have to be actions behind the safety message that fleets espouse. READ MORE
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The Mercury News
Roberto Aguirre already had a job lined up when he finished truck driving school this spring, but that didn’t stop more offers from coming in almost every day. “Do you need a job? How soon can you start?” Aguirre said he was routinely asked by recruiters calling from trucking companies. READ MORE
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Commercial Carrier Journal
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United States, millions of individuals lost their jobs. Specifically, many women were stuck at home coordinating elderly parent medical issues additional home-school activities for their children, and more. READ MORE
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