Transport Topics
Washington State Transport Package Sets Aside $450 Million for New I-5 Bridge
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The Washington state Senate Transportation Committee passed a $15 billion transportation package March 6 that includes $450 million for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River.
In Driver Recruitment, Both Old and New Media Matter
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Today’s recruitment efforts to attract truck drivers have tended to lean on digital media. But in a sea of digital information, recruitment opportunities can be lost. That concern is why some trucking companies are returning to older media approaches for recruitment.
Sen. Tom Carper Pushes for Climate Provisions in Transportation Bill
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An infrastructure bill would struggle to improve the country’s transportation network if it lacks language to address threats from severe weather events, the top Democrat on the Senate’s surface transportation panel said March 6.
February Class 8 Orders Slow; Backlog Falls
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Class 8 orders for February trickled in to reach 16,900, down 58% compared with a year earlier, reflecting a backlog already swollen by record demand in 2018, reports ACT Research Co.
Amazon Purges Suppliers in Push to Boost E-Commerce Profits
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Amazon.com abruptly stopped buying products over the past two weeks from many of its wholesale vendors, encouraging them to instead sell their products directly to consumers on Amazon’s marketplace.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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