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American Trucking Associations ended its 2024 Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 15 celebrating Dennis Dellinger’s selection as the federation’s 80th chairman.Dellinger, CEO of Claremont, N.C.-based Cargo Transporters, is a 38-year industry veteran.“I look forward to working with all of you to represent the millions of hardworking men and women who make this essential industry thrive. What better place to share and gather ideas with talented people and some of ...
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Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt has left his post on Sept. 10, after less than two years on the job.Kristin White, who was appointed FHWA deputy administrator in May, has stepped in to lead the agency in an “acting capacity.”Bhatt announced his departure through a ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the on-demand software-as-a-service solutions provider, said it has acquired Assure Assist Inc., doing business as MyCarrierPortal, or MCP, a provider of carrier onboarding and risk monitoring solutions for the trucking industry.MCP’s solutions are designed to help freight brokers and shippers quickly set ...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation hopes to unclog one of the worst U.S. freight bottlenecks, the Interstate 20/I-285 interchange, with work to begin on a US$1.2 billion project.The American Transportation Research Institute ranks the I-20/I-285 interchange as the fifth-worst truck bottleneck from among more than ...
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The cost of operating a truck rose marginally to reach a record US$2.27 per mile, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s 2024 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.While the increase was only 0.8 percent over the previous year, when surcharge-protected fuel costs are ...
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Called “the gateway for freight transportation,” by one transportation official, the St. Louis metropolitan region is expecting nearly US$2.3 billion to fund infrastructure investment to advance key projects on both sides of the Mississippi River, the St. Louis Regional Freightway said.The vital logistics hub in ...
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The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will provide US$25 million in partnership with regional air quality agencies to jump-start charging infrastructure for electric heavy-duty drayage trucks in the largest U.S. container ports.The Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee is leading some US$135 ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is funding US$7.1 million for port improvements in Louisiana under a new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIW, program created to improve air quality for truck drivers, port workers and families that live in communities surrounding ports.The Port ...
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A former U.S. attorney general is suing California over its Advanced Clean Fleets, or ACF, regulation, which requires fleets to transition to zero-emission trucks for draying, beginning this year.William Barr operates as chair of AmFree, the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Legal ...
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration said March 12 it has launched the Low Carbon Transportation Materials (LCTM) Program in an effort to improve air quality, decrease pollution and tackle the climate crisis.The program is aimed at lowering air pollution, specifically greenhouse gas emissions through reimbursement ...
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