Issue / Trucking Workforce
Guest Op-Ed: Why Workforce Development Should Be Included in Freight Transportation Plans
Apr 29, 2022 | Clay BarnesThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States’ supply chain system has been strained from significant demand. While some...
Webinar: The Emerging Future of Supply Chains
Mar 09, 2022 | Madeline GormanMany of the goods imported into the U.S. rely on intricate, finely-tuned, international supply chains. When the COVID-19 pandemic...
White House Releases Plan to Address Truck Driver Shortage
Dec 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisThis week, the White House released an "action plan" for the Biden Administration to address the oft-discussed truck driver shortage...
“Where’s The Beef?” Supply Chain Issues Centennial Recap
Dec 17, 2021 | Jonathan HammondMany of the goods imported into the U.S.—all told worth around $3 trillion—rely on intricate, finely-tuned international supply...
Guest Op-Ed: Rethinking the Truck Driver Shortage
Dec 10, 2021 | Jason MillerMany major media outlets such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times recently reported that the nation's global supply...
Guest Op-Ed: The Current State of Public Policy for Autonomous Trucking
May 07, 2021 | Finch FultonThe US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has long advocated for the benefits autonomous vehicles can bring to the nation’s...
First T&I Hearing of 2021 Looks at COVID and Transportation Workers
Feb 05, 2021 | Hayley BurtonAmong the various ways the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the nation is the health and safety of transportation workers and passengers,...
October Job Numbers Show Impact of Aviation Layoffs
Nov 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe monthly jobs report for October came out this morning, and it shows almost 18,000 net job losses in aviation last month. This was...
Senate Hearing Looks at Hours of Service Rules, Minimum Age Requirements, and Technology Issues in Trucking
Feb 07, 2020 | Romic AevazThe Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety held a February 4 hearing on Stakeholder Perspectives on Trucking in...
4-Bill “Minibus” Including DOT Appropriations Slips as CR Drama Unfolds
Sep 21, 2018 | Jeff DavisSeptember 21, 2018 Hopes that another four-bill package of appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2019, including the...
Schools, Private Sector Teaming Up to Address Freight Workforce Training Challenges
Sep 06, 2018 | Alexander LaskaSeptember 5, 2018 In an effort to address occupational and skills gaps in the freight transportation industry, ports and private...
FAA Reauthorization In “Pre-Conference” – But What Does That Really Mean?
Sep 06, 2018 | Jeff DavisSeptember 6, 2018 The leaders of the House and Senate transportation committees told reporters this week that they are working to...