Posts by MTAC Staff

From CT DMV. The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a notice informing CDL drivers that all medical certificates must be uploaded prior to visiting the DMV for their appointment, and medical certificates will no longer be taken at the counter. Visit Connecticut’s Online Medical Certification System to upload certificates through this system.

From Transport Topics. Trucking companies are continuing to increase driver pay as labor capacity remains a challenge amid strong demand. Averitt Express on May 19 announced a pay increase for local drivers, shuttle drivers, diesel mechanics and dock associates, while Maverick Transportation announced May 11 higher pay for flatbed, glass, marine and dedicated drivers. WEL…

From Commercial Carrier Journal. A bipartisan bill unanimously cleared the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday, allocating $304 billion for road, bridge and highway programs over the next five years – a 34% increase from the current highway bill. The progress of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 – which Sen. Mitch McConnell…

Legal Alert from MG+M The Law Firm. COVID-19 has impacted the United States economy and its industries throughout. The transportation sector, including interstate trucking, has not been spared. Interstate trucking, which entails exactly what the name implies – the transportation of goods across state lines – faces a host of compliance issues arising from varying…

From Freight Waves. Livestock shippers are asking the Biden administration to issue an emergency waiver of work-rule restrictions for truckers hauling both livestock and meat products to avoid transportation delays in the wake of the cyberattack on global meat supplier JBS. In a letter sent Wednesday to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the United States…

From Commercial Carrier Journal. During the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing last week, Senator Cornyn (R-TX) asked the Committee to consider a truck-only Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax as means of financial support for a comprehensive infrastructure package. Last Tuesday marked at least the second time the “Cornyn Tax” – as it come to be known…

From 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…

From Transport Topics. A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to stock up. Mattress producers to car manufacturers to aluminum foil makers are buying more material than they need to survive the breakneck speed at which…

From Commercial Carrier Journal. FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for March, as reported in FTR’s May Trucking Update, surged to a record high of 16.27, up about five points from February. The prior record was 16.17, set in October 2020. According to FTR, contributions from freight volume, rates and capacity utilization all strengthened in March.…

Legal Alert from MG+M The Law Firm Autonomous driving technology has been a topic of interest in the tech industry for years. In 2015, there were predictions that by 2020, everyone would be a backseat driver with the emergence of autonomous driving technology.¹ Those predictions have proven premature, but the industry continues to move in…