Category: Transit News

Trucking Company Employees Force Out Teamsters Union Bosses in Virginia, Similar Ouster Could Soon Come in New Jersey

Trucking Company Employees Force Out Teamsters Union Bosses in Virginia, Similar Ouster Could Soon Come in New Jersey

| November 3, 2024

Efforts come in the face of anti-Right to Work push by Teamsters bosses and Teamster-backed Biden-Harris Labor Board rule change to disenfranchise workers In two recent efforts by trucking employees across the Eastern Seaboard to free their workplaces from Teamsters union officials, a group of Virginia workers has successfully forced out Teamsters Local 322, while […]

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Voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award Now Open

Voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award Now Open

| November 3, 2024

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program, Kenworth Truck Company and Fastport, honors military veterans who have made an outstanding transition into the commercial trucking industry Public voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award finalists begins November 1 and will run through Veterans Day, November 11. This prestigious award, coordinated by the […]

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Together for Safer Roads Honors Visionaries in Road Safety 

Together for Safer Roads Honors Visionaries in Road Safety 

| November 3, 2024

Robin Hutcheson and Jim Olson Honored for Significant Contributions to Road Safety Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a leading international NGO focused on building cross-sector partnerships to enhance fleet trucking safety, announced the distinguished recipients of the 2024 Annual Global Vision Zero Awards. These awards recognize outstanding individuals and organizations working to make our roads […]

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U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck freight volume, spend decline at slower pace

U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck freight volume, spend decline at slower pace

| October 31, 2024

Third quarter marked the ninth consecutive quarterly decrease in shipments, but smallest drop in more than a year Truck freight shipments and spending continued to contract in the third quarter, albeit at a slower pace than earlier this year, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index. Shipments were down 1.9% compared to the previous […]

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Pride Disposal & Recycling Company Onboards McNeilus® Volterra™ ZSL™ Electric Refuse and Recycling Collection Vehicles

Pride Disposal & Recycling Company Onboards McNeilus® Volterra™ ZSL™ Electric Refuse and Recycling Collection Vehicles

| October 30, 2024

Designed to meet stringent environmental regulations, the Volterra ZSL electric vehicle holds zero-emission certifications from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc., (McNeilus) an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) business, announced an order from Pride Disposal & Recycling Company (Pride Disposal) for two McNeilus® Volterra™ ZSL™ […]

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Women In Trucking Association Names 2024 Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation

Women In Trucking Association Names 2024 Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation

| October 30, 2024

List is comprised of a diverse range of company types in the trucking marketplace, including motor carriers, third-party logistics companies, and original equipment manufacturers Redefining the Road magazine, the official magazine of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), announced today the recipients of the 2024 “Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation.” The magazine […]

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