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From Transport Topics. Nominees for senior roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation continue to await consideration before the U.S. Senate. Democratic leaders in the chamber, rushing to finalize a year-end agenda centered on a nearly $2 trillion infrastructure budget package, have yet to proceed with votes on the nominees. Republican concerns pertaining to supply…

From Transport Topics. Black Friday weekend was particularly busy for the trucking industry with strong demand coming from retailers and supply chain issues. “Normally, all the Black Friday merchandise would be somewhere a consumer could buy it well in advance,” Noah Hoffman, vice president of North American surface transportation at C.H. Robinson Worldwide, told Transport…

From MG+M The Law Firm In 1963 and 1970, Congress passed two statutes which have come to be called the “Clean Air Act” (“the CAA” or “the Act”). Together, they make up 42 U.S.C. Ch. 8. In the half-century since the 1970 act was passed, the CAA has undergone many changes, and the authority of…

MTAC would like to notify all participants in our drug and alcohol testing consortium of a price increase effective January 1, 2022. Please see letter below outlining the price increase. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Hutchings at MTAC or call (860) 520-4455. Dear Valued Customer, Effective January 1, 2022, DISA will be…

From MG+M The Law Firm By: Marissa L. Morte, Esq. Last year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) published a comprehensive analysis on the notable increase in verdicts over $1 million in the trucking industry. ATRI’s 2020 study, Understanding the Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on the Trucking Industry, received significant attention, ultimately prompting ATRI to…

Some MTAC members have recently asked if there is any benchmarking data available regarding compensation for both truck drivers, and engine maintenance technicians. There is – through data published by the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. There is Connecticut-specific data, as well as data at the national level. As of May 2020,…

From Transport Topics. As the nation’s retailers and shoppers gear up for the holiday shopping sprint, two of the nation’s busiest ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach, say they are making progress clearing up the tens of thousands of shipping containers that have been backlogged at their facilities. The Port of Los Angeles processed 902,644…

From Transport Topics. Infrastructure projects around the country linked to freight and passenger networks were awarded nearly $1 billion in federal grants, the U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg indicated the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grants would be tools to target nearly 90 projects in…

Senior officials from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will give a presentation to MTAC members on the Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) rule via Zoom on Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. The ELDT rule sets the baseline for training requirements for entry-level drivers. This includes those applying to: Obtain a Class A or…