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Teamsters' Efforts Advance At Con-way, FedEx LTL Units

Rip Watson Transport Topics 11, 2014 View the original piece Teamsters union organizing efforts are advancing at FedEx Freight and Con-way Freight, the two largest nonunion less-than-truckload carriers, according to National Labor Relations Board records. At Con-Way, Local 657 led the effort for a representation election supervised by the National Labor Relartions Board that has been set for Sept. 12 in Laredo, Texas, according to NLRB officials. Click here to read more.

Why is the trucking industry so resistant to new safety regulations and technologies?

Howard Abramson Fleet Owner 03, 2014 View the original piece In my many years covering trucking, I’ve been surprised by the industry’s steadfastly antagonistic approach to government attempts to impose new regulations and requirements to improve safety. By and large, fleets seem to look upon safety regulations as a burden to be resisted when possible and to be grudgingly endured only when active political resistance fails. While I accept that most fleets strive to reduce...

Electronic Logs Mandate: Outrage & Applause

Oliver Patton Truckinginfo.com 02, 2014 View the original piece Comments on the proposed electronic logging device mandate cover the full spectrum of reactions, from outrage and disdain at Big Brother government to applause for a sensible and long-overdue safety rule. Most of the 2,213 comments are from individuals who do not like what the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is planning to do. Many include substantive suggestions for how to improve what the agency is...

Here's The Real Reason Why The Trucking Industry Is Running Out Of Drivers

Mamta Badkar and Rob Wile Business Insider 19, 2014 View the original piece Higher driving costs and falling pay have created a truck-driver shortage that's likely to worsen in the coming years. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) estimates the U.S. is short 30,000 truck drivers — a number expected to surge to 239,000 by 2022. In July 2013, new federal hours-of-service rules went into effect.  The key provision was a limit to the use of...

Central States Extends YRC’s $100M Debt till 2019

August 15, 2014: The Central States Pension Fund has given YRCW an extension until 2019 to repay $109 million that YRC owes the pension fund. This was revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the 2014 First Quarter Report filed by the Independent Special Counsel on July 30. That report, along with the Financial and Analytical Report obtained by TDU, indicates that the fund’s assets fell from $18.7 billion to...
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