The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it has rejected a change of operations (COO) presented by less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. after talks between the two parties broke down on Thursday. The IBT said the carrier’s efforts to push through the current changes “would subvert bargaining” and violate article 7 of the union’s constitution, which lays…
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told concerned Senate lawmakers on Capitol Hill that his department and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are making a renewed effort to bolster lackluster participation in the FMCSA’s pilot program for 18-20 year-old drivers. The three-year program, which got underway last summer, is intended to accommodate up to…
There have been two historic shipping booms since the turn of the century. Could a third be around the corner? The first, in 2003-2008, was driven by a surge in Chinese demand as that country came onto the world trade stage. All shipping sectors benefited, with dry bulk the big winner, and secondarily, tankers. Greek…
In an effort to combat wage theft affecting foreign workers, the Department of Labor has recovered $1.1 million in back wages from two separate companies operating in the San Diego area. The wages were recovered from Freig Carrillo Forwarding Inc. and ACV Logistics Inc. for 50 Mexican nationals, some paid as little as $2.43 an…
This week on Taking the Hire Road, host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, sat down with Brian Fielkow, executive vice president of risk resources at Acrisure, to discuss safety as a business strategy. Fielkow previously was the president and CEO of Jetco Delivery and is the author of a number of books, including…