Women In Trucking
The Women In Trucking Association recently announced three finalists for the 2021 Driver of the Year award sponsored by Walmart Transportation. The second annual award recognizes outstanding female professional drivers who lead the industry in safety standards while actively enhancing the public image of the trucking industry. READ MORE
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Truck Parts Service
The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association’s preliminary April results from its Pulse survey indicate supply chain problems continue to proliferate domestically and abroad. The webinar also included Pulse survey results regarding COVID-19. READ MORE
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J.J. Keller
The three-day International Roadcheck event begins May 4, and commercial motor vehicle drivers will need to be ready. Roadcheck involves more than 50,000 roadside CMV inspections at locations across North America. If history is a guide, about 1 in 5 of those inspections will result in the CMV being placed out of service for serious violations. READ MORE
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ForConstructionPros.com
The Problem Solvers Caucus Infrastructure Working Group was created to analyze policies and find points of bipartisan consensus to address the enormous need for new infrastructure and the current backlog of deferred maintenance facing our country. READ MORE
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Transport Topics
Efforts to enhance access to parking for the nation’s truckers are alive in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn, a co-sponsor of a bill that would authorize resources for greater parking availability at the state level, called on the chamber’s transportation leaders to include her objective during consideration of an expansive highway bill. READ MORE
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FreightWaves
Now what? That will clearly be the question not just in California, but in the management executive suites of trucking companies across the country that do business in the Golden State, given that an appellate court has reversed the injunction that stopped California from enforcing the AB5 law on independent contractors and its follow-up clarifying legislation, AB2257. READ MORE
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The Trucker
“Electric Island,” the first-of-its-kind heavy-duty electric truck-charging site, is now officially open in Portland, Ore. The project is a joint venture between Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric. READ MORE
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Truck Parts Service
Though the parts counter and outside sales representatives are the face of the aftermarket parts distributor, meeting with customers in person or answering their calls, the warehouse is the foundation of the business. Thus, optimal warehouse design is crucial for efficient and safe operations. READ MORE
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Heavy Duty Trucking
As an honoree of the Best Fleet to Drive For list for the tenth consecutive year, Grand Island Express must be doing something right when it comes to driver retention. The No. 1 thing that keeps drivers wanting to work at Grand Island Express, according to GIX Director of Operations Deen Albert, is that the company has created an open line of communication between drivers and fleet leaders." READ MORE
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