Duryea was named as a member newly established Women of Trucking Advisory Board (WOTAB) of the U.S. DOT FMCSA The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Laura Duryea as its September 2023 Member of the Month. Duryea is the Director of Driver Recruitment and Professional Growth at Boyle Transportation, a specialized transportation logistics provider. […]
More than 30 years of transportation and supply chain expertise joins Nikola’s leadership Nikola Corporation zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, announced the appointment of John Vesco, a seasoned multi-modal transportation expert, to its Board of Directors. With a career spanning more than three decades, Vesco’s extensive executive leadership within prominent transportation and […]
As the unofficial end of summer, Labor Day weekend is a chance for Americans to get one last road trip in, so it is critical for drivers to practice patience, planning and safety fundamentals The American Trucking Associations and ATA’s Share the Road highway safety program encouraged Labor Day travelers to take extra caution while […]
Lawless will serve as FMCSA’s chief safety officer to promote the Agency’s safety mission, collaborate with federal, state, and local governments, and provide direction to all national commercial vehicle safety programs The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Sue Lawless as the Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety Officer for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). […]
The WIT Index is an industry barometer to benchmark and measure each year the percentage of women who make up critical roles in transportation According to new data from the 2023 WIT Index, which was recently released by the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), the percentage of female safety professionals in corporations with for-hire or […]
Record Wage Increases Begin Sunday Under Teamsters Historic Five-Year Agreement The Teamsters’ new National Master Agreement with UPS has officially gone into effect, protecting more than 340,000 full- and part-time workers, after an outstanding supplemental contract was resolved and ratified in Florida. The LAI supplement for 174 members of Teamsters Local 769 was voted and successfully […]
