The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a highway reauthorization bill that includes a provision to raise trucking insurance liability from $750,000 to $2 million, mandates automatic braking on new trucks and increases scrutiny of truck dispatch services. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act,… Read More
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Trucking industry on verge of crisis as driver shortage grows
The trucking industry is on the verge of a crisis as the struggle to find qualified drivers intensifies. The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association says they’ve noticed the troubling trend and they’re doing everything they can to stop the bleeding. Rebecca Oyler, President and CEO of PA Motor Truck Association says that competitive labor markets, mixed… Read More
Operation Safe Driver Week Will Focus on Speeding – Set for July 11-17
This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week will take place July 11-17 with an emphasis on speeding. During Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle. Identified unsafe drivers will be… Read More
Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force & Other Directives From The 100-Day Review of U.S. Critical Supply Chains
Earlier in the year, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at strengthening supply chains, with a view towards examining vulnerabilities and securing U.S. access to supplies in industries especially hard hit by the pandemic. The executive order called for a 100-day review of potential supply chain risks in four specific industries that continue to see… Read More
White House Releases US Supply Chain Review
On February 24, President Biden signed an executive order directing his advisors to survey U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities for 100 days. Now, the administration says, the results of that research—which covered semiconductor manufacturing, large capacity batteries, critical minerals and materials, and active pharmaceutical ingredients—are in, and the Executive Branch is planning its next steps, according… Read More
JBS Foods Latest cyber attack shows the need for better solutions and practices.
The unfortunate trend of cyber incidents aimed at high profile enterprises continues to escalate. Most recently, JBS Foods, one of the world’s largest meat producers, has been hit by a major cyberattack impacting its Australian and US operations. In a statement, JBS said it is working with an incident response firm to restore its systems… Read More
