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An Alaska state senator and professional driver is sponsoring a Truck Driver Appreciation Day Act to permanently recognize truck drivers for their service.Robert Myers Jr. (R) champions Senate Bill 150, on the second Monday of every…

GXO Logistics saw revenue grow 19% to $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, the company announced on Feb. 15.The Greenwich, Conn.-based contract logistics company reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $56 million,…

The extreme cold that has hit Texas is prompting some Permian Basin oil producers to shut down a small portion of production as icy roads disrupt critical trucking operations.A large Permian driller had around 4,000 barrels of crude…

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin has said President Joe Biden's $2 trillion Build Back Better plan is "dead" and any discussion of reviving its key elements must start from scratch."Which Build Back Better Bill?" Manchin said when asked…

For the first time since 1931, General Motors Co. is not the best-selling automaker in the United States The Detroit-based company lost its crown to Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp., which increased sales 10% last year despite falling…

FMCSA Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi has been chosen by New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams to serve as New York City's deputy mayor for operations, a move that marks the end of New York City's appointment. Joshi to become head of the…

A fleet of tankers loaded with Russian diesel bound for the US east coast could help reduce the highest retail fuel prices in seven years. Four tankers with 2 million barrels of Russian diesel on board, the highest amount of data dating…

Traffic at Canada's largest port has been cut short by what local authorities are calling the storm of the century, the latest snag to hit the North American supply chain. Days of torrential rain hit British Columbia, triggering floods…

Mullen Group Ltd. posted a record turnover but saw its profits decline in the third quarter. The Okotoks, Alta.-Based company said third-quarter net income fell 33.2% to C $ 17.5 million, from C $ 26.2 million in the same quarter of…

A senior US cybersecurity official issued a terrible warning to members of Congress on November 3, saying the "American way of life" faces serious risks amid ransomware attacks and physical threats to critical infrastructure in the…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A set of new and old factors combine to create the conditions that have pushed the driver shortage in the trucking industry to 80,000, said Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Associations. "We…

What if the coach of a professional basketball team had fouled a key player in the closing minutes of a playoff game, only to then look down from the bench and realize he didn't. no replacements? This is what many truck owners and…

Royal Dutch Shell hopes to restart its Ursa oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico as early as the first half of November, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the information is not…

Congress is back this week to continue negotiating infrastructure legislation that continues to take oxygen on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the country's top transport official, is doing the media rounds to brief…

Legislation designed to improve the safety of offshore pipelines was recently approved by a US House of Representatives committee. The panel's decision was in response to recent pipeline accidents and leaks, mostly in Southern…