220 banner ad

Category: People

TEAMSTERS APPLAUD CALIFORNIA SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR PASSING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BILL AB 316

TEAMSTERS APPLAUD CALIFORNIA SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR PASSING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BILL AB 316

| July 13, 2023

Teamster-supported bill that would require a trained human operator in autonomous vehicles (AVs) weighing over 10,000 pounds  California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), a Teamster-supported bill that would require a trained human operator in autonomous vehicles (AVs) weighing over 10,000 pounds, unanimously passed the Senate Transportation Committee today with bipartisan support. The bill, which will keep […]

Read More

Ryder Honors Top Professional Truck Drivers

Ryder Honors Top Professional Truck Drivers

| July 11, 2023

A Combined 96 Years of Experience and 9.6 Million Safe Miles Lands Three Professional Truck Drivers in the ‘Ryder Driver Hall of Fame’ Ryder System, Inc. announces the winners of its “Driver of the Year” awards, which honor the top professional truck driver in each of its three business units. With more than 96 years of […]

Read More

Women Comprise 12.1 Percent of Commercial Driver Workforce

Women Comprise 12.1 Percent of Commercial Driver Workforce

| July 11, 2023

In addition, the 2023 WIT Index found an average of 43.5% of overall dispatchers are women According to new data from the WIT Index, which was just released by the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), an average 12.1% of overall professional drivers who hold commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and drive heavy-duty trucks are female. Women […]

Read More

Knight-Swift Transportation Closes Acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises and Provides Update on Market Conditions

Knight-Swift Transportation Closes Acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises and Provides Update on Market Conditions

| July 6, 2023

“Knight, Swift, and U.S. Xpress are off to a great start collaborating on plans to share best practices, improve operations and leverage economies of scale – and now they have the green light to fully engage“ Effective July 1, 2023, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNX) (“Knight-Swift” or the “Company”) closed on the previously-announced acquisition […]

Read More

Women In Trucking Association Announces its July 2023 Member of the Month

Women In Trucking Association Announces its July 2023 Member of the Month

| July 4, 2023

“I found it absolutely fascinating and was glad I got into that division instead,” said Castro. “It opened more doors for me and ultimately led me to LGT Transport.” The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Liana Castro as its July 2023 Member of the Month. Castro is a driver trainer at LGT Transport, […]

Read More

Majority of Miami XPO Logistics Employees Vote to Oust Teamsters Union

Majority of Miami XPO Logistics Employees Vote to Oust Teamsters Union

| June 28, 2023

Miami employees’ union decertification vote follows several other recent votes by XPO Logistics employees across country to remove Teamsters union officials Martin Garcia and his coworkers at XPO Logistics’ Hialeah, FL, location have voted to remove Teamsters Local 769 union officials from their workplace. Garcia and his colleagues received free legal assistance in their effort […]

Read More

« Previous Page — Next Page »