Transport Topics
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.
Fleets on Alert for 'Staged Accidents' as Spotlight Falls on Louisiana Trial
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Fender benders on the interstates in and around New Orleans are as common as a homemade bowl of jambalaya for lunch. But an accident on Interstate 10 at Milepost 238 on Nov. 17, 2017, seemed a little strange, as truck driver Robert Runnels recalls it.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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