Posts by MTAC Staff
MTAC to host Zoom webinar on how to avoid a nuclear verdict
MTAC invites members to join us via Zoom on Thursday June 17, at 10 a.m. to hear from MG+M The Law Firm on how to avoid nuclear verdicts in the transportation industry. As stated by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), large legal verdicts, sometimes called “nuclear verdicts,” have been a part of the legal…
Read MoreMTAC merchandise available online
MTAC is pleased to announce we will now be selling merchandise including t-shirts and hats through our online store. Our hats and t-shirts are a great way to support MTAC and look good doing it! The store is now live, and we offer shipping or pick up at our location. Please feel free to reach…
Read MoreFMCSA issues Emergency Declaration to June 8 due to pipeline cyberattack
From Transport Topics. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is providing emergency relief from hours-of-service regulations to motor carriers and drivers assisting operations linked to refined petroleum supply chains in the East Coast in the wake of a cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline, which has extensive operations across multiple states. The agency issued an emergency relief…
Read MoreSanitary transport and the Carmack Amendment: What constitutes damages
Legal Alert From MG+M The Law Firm. The Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”) is a 2011 law passed by Congress empowering the Food and Drug Administration to govern the safety standards and requirements of each party in the food transportation chain. One of the most significant results of the act was the FDA issuing a…
Read MoreCT ’21: A truck driver shortage and its impact on consumers
From WFSB. MTAC President Joe Sculley was a guest on CT ’21 on Sunday, May 9. An archived version of the broadcast is available online at the WFSB website.
Read MoreFMCSA Colonial Pipeline Emergency Declaration now includes Connecticut
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has amended their emergency declaration issued in response to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown to now include Connecticut. While fuel supply was not an issue in Connecticut as it is in the Southeast, fuel distribution capacity became an issue because of significantly increased consumer demand. The amended emergency declaration…
Read MoreTransportation capacity historically low; prices show no sign of slowing
From Freight Waves. “Growth is increasing at an increasing rate” across most components of the supply chain, according to a Tuesday report. The Logistics Managers’ Index stepped 2.3 percentage points higher from March to 74.5% in April. This was the second-highest reading the dataset has logged in its nearly five-year existence. The LMI is a…
Read MoreTrucking industry official warns 1 million truckers needed over next decade to meet demand
From Fox Business. Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, told “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” on Tuesday that over the next decade more than one million truckers will have to join the industry “just to maintain current economic demand.” Spear, who is the head of the nation’s leading organization representing the interests…
Read MoreHeavy-duty market demand outrunning supplies
From Fleet Owner. Demand for commercial vehicles in North America is as good as it’s been in the 35 years that ACT has been monitoring heavy-duty market conditions, according to ACT’s president and senior analyst. The heavy-duty trucks’ business environment doesn’t get much better than this, according to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest. The…
Read MoreSelf-driving trucks – Who is liable?
Legal Alert From MG+M The Law Firm. Autonomous vehicle technologies, including full self-driving automobiles as well as simpler driver assist systems, are becoming more prevalent across the country. Most, if not all, new passenger cars come equipped with at least some form of autonomous technology including automatic cruise control, lane departure controls, and anti-collision warning…
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