The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has sided with Werner Enterprises in a class action wage case representing tens of thousands of drivers. At the heart of the case is whether or not a tax-exempt per diem program counts toward drivers' wages. Appellate judges ruled that they do. ...Read the rest of this story
The average price per gallon for a diesel fuel dropped 3.5 cents on Monday, Nov. 19, compared to the Monday before, according to the federal Energy Information Administration. ...Read the rest of this story
Oklahoma City's calling the Spirit of the American Trucker south from OOIDA headquarters, where Jon Osburn, skipper of OOIDA's touring tractor-trailer, has been catching up directors and staff at the OOIDA fall board meetings. ...Read the rest of this story
Joining a growing list of states considering tolls, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has recently released a report that proposes all-electronic tolls on all vehicle types, which could raise nearly $1 billion each year. The DOT study is separate from the $10 million study commissioned by Gov. Dannel Malloy. Gov.-elect Ned Lamont campaigned on tolling only heavy vehicles. ...Read the rest of this story
TransCore Link Logistics has unveiled the next generation of its Loadlink load board, giving members the power to combine all of their freight matching activities on Canada's largest freight-matching network. The single platform enables a lighter, faster and seamless service…...Read the rest of this story
TORONTO, Ont. — Once again the Daily Bread Food Bank hosted its food sort challenge to get major corporations involved in tackling hunger. Held at Daily Bread's head office in Etobicoke, 20 teams and over 200 people took part in…...Read the rest of this story
After a six-month trial using renewable diesel in heavy trucks this past summer, the New York City Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is planning a long-term purchasing contract for much more of the fuel as the city moves to phase out p ...Read the rest of this story