WASHINGTON — Legislation being promoted for giving states more flexibility to waive truck weight limits in an emergency would also give state authorities broad new power to raise weight limits for all kinds of freight, according to a lobby group that opposes overweight trucks. The legislation, Modernizing Operations for Vehicles in Emergencies (MOVE) Act, introduced…
Chief Commercial Officer Eric Wilson has left freighter operator Amerijet International Airlines amid shrinking cargo sales, adding to the turmoil that has engulfed the Miami-based airline for the past year. Wilson resigned on Friday after three years “to pursue other opportunities,” Christine Richard, senior marketing director, confirmed in an email. But multiple sources familiar with…
A new rule on what defines an employee who has joint employers, due to go into effect Monday, has been put on ice by a federal judge in Texas. The ruling could relieve fears in the trucking business. J. Campbell Barker, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, handed…
PS Logistics said Monday its subsidiary Diamond State Trucking has acquired flatbed operator Yordy Transport. Headquartered in Morton, Illinois, Yordy Transport was founded six years ago and has a fleet of 30 power units, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data. It primarily moves railroad and building materials throughout the central and southeast U.S….
On Episode 692 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Sisters of the Road’s Debbie Dingo. From March 1 to March 21, the Sisters of the Road are on a journey from California to the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), championing the cause of women drivers. Their mission? To spotlight the remarkable women who’ve been…