Chris Christie Signs $400 Million N.J. Transportation Bill
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed a bill authorizing $400 million from the state’s Transportation Trust Fund to be used for transportation projects, including road and bridge repairs as well as safety and technology upgrades. The Office of the Governor cites the critical nature of repairing and improving the state’s infrastructure as the reason he approved the bill, which allocates all of the $400 million for the current fiscal year that ends June 30. The law will allocate $260 million to the N.J. Department of Transportation and $140 million to N.J. Transit to begin upgrades immediately.
Tools, Not Toys
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Driver turnover plummets in US
ARLINGTON, Va. – Driver turnover at large US truckload fleets slipped 10% in the fourth quarter, reaching 71%, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). That’s the lowest point turnover has hit in six years. Smaller fleets saw driver turnover…
Glasvan brings on Bobby Bates
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Glasvan Great Dane has tapped Bobby Bates as its new equipment account manager. He’ll be charged with selling and leasing all new and used product lines, including Great Dane, Landoll, Chaparral by Doonan, Etnyre, Autocar and Doonan…
Purolator reaches tentative deal with Teamsters
TORONTO, Ont. – Purolator and its Teamster local unions have reached a tentative agreement, avoiding a strike that was set to take effect today. The tentative deal must still be ratified by members. Purolator’s final offer was initially rejected by…
US shipper demand for velocity, visibility reshaping trucking
Shippers’ desire for a bird’s eye view of shipments at all times helped increase demand for dedicated trucking services in 2016.
Trucking is a changing business, driven by shipper demands. A new report on the largest 50 US motor carriers giv…
Trump’s Treasury secretary is an Artificial Intelligence denier
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 22. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 22. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin last week made a dangerously ignorant prediction. When asked about the future of artificial intelligence, automation and the workforce, this was his reply: “It’s not even on our radar screen,” he said at a media event, adding that significant workforce disruption due to AI is “50 to 100” years away.
Bison driver wins TCA’s Driver of the Year Contest
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Murray Manuliak, a driver for Bison Transport was named the winner of the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Company Driver of the Year Award. The award is one of two grand prizes the TCA gives out at its…
TTA’s Cargo Crime Luncheon Seminar
Bison, Big Freight win top safety awards at TCA convention
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – O Canada! Two Manitoba-based carriers, Bison Transport and Big Freight Systems, were named the grand prize winners of the 2016 National Fleet Safety Awards at the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) 41st annual Awards Banquet on March 28.…