The Women in Trucking Association has delivered its fourth annual list of Top Women to Watch in Transportation. A record number of nominations were sent in and the editorial staff of WIT’s Redefining the Road magazine selected 73 women in the transportation industry that stood out above the rest. These…
Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida and Ryder System are working together to create a new patch. The supply chain patch is for girl scouts K-12 across the country. “Girl Scout Cookies and the Supply Chain” is the newest program in the system and teaches these girls about the supply chain,…
The American Transportation Research Institute has released its 16th Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry report. 2020 was a year for the books when it comes to challenges within this industry, and ATRI has put together the top issues out there. The driver shortage has once again topped the main…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied an Hours of Service request put forth by the Small Business in Transportation Coalition. The SBTC was asking for truckers traveling with domestic animals to operate within a 16-hour window and to drive up to 13 hours during a shift. They are…
FreightWaves has announced the winners of the 2021 FreightTech 100 Awards. This is the third year for these awards. The FreightTech spotlights innovative companies in the transportation/trucking industry. FreightWaves readers put in over 500 nominations for over 200 companies across the country. Next, during the FreightWaves LIVE@HOME virtual conference Nov….
The American Trucking Associations has announced that they are bringing the moving and storage industry into the fold. They are creating two new groups that they have named: the Moving and Storage Conference and the Moving & Storage Council. Together, teams from the ATA and American Moving and Storage Association…
WIT’s magazine, Redefining the Road, has put out the official recipients of the 2020 “Top Women-Owned Businesses in Transportation”. To determine these winners, some of the criteria looked at included majority ownership of the business was by women, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit. Companies were chosen based on their success as…
Colorado’s DCPHE, CDOT, and CEO have announced the signing of the multi-state Memorandum of Understanding advancing the building and use of electric trucks. Transportation is a large contributor of air pollution and this team effort is one that will reduce emissions and improve our air quality around the country. With…
The Moving Forward Act has passed through the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 233 to 188. Included were the provision to increase a trucker’s insurance cover to $2 million and the delay date for the new Hours of Service changes. Originally, quite a few truckers out there…
Women in Trucking is asking for your vote for the Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation. There are almost 100 nominated companies to pick from and the voting can be done by clicking the link below. The companies selected have competitive compensation, a corporate culture that is…