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Longshoreman Contract Expires
The contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the group that represents company management on the West Coast waterfront expired July 1. An extension of the deadline was expected so that negotiations can continue. American Trucking Associations has threatened to sue if the agreement includes a provision to let ILWU members take over trucking work, which is now done by independent contractors in the ports.
July 1, 1999McLeod Software CEO Tom McLeod explores the potential for artificial intelligence to boost efficiency and build resilience.
Comdata, 18 Wheels of Hope End Feed The Children Partnership
Comdata Corp. and 18 Wheels of Hope organizers put the final nail in the coffin of their partnership with Oklahoma City-based charity Feed The Children. The decision to detach from the charity came days after a news report that Feed The Children founder Larry Jones defaulted on nearly $1 million in a business deal that the charity had financed.
July 1, 1999GAO: OMC Lacks Solid Crash Data
The General Accounting Office is placing the blame for federal highway safety regulators’ ineffectiveness on a dearth of useful information on truck crashes. The report, commissioned by Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) and released June 29, rehashes much of the congressional testimony given three months ago by Phyllis F. Scheinberg, associate director for transportation issues at GAO.
July 1, 1999Mexican Trucks Found Deep In U.S.
Mexican motor carriers have been found operating illegally in 28 U.S. states — far beyond the narrow border zones to which they are restricted, according to the Department of Transportation’s inspector general, Kenneth Mead. His finding was made public at a June 24 Capitol Hill press conference by Reps. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), Rep. Jack Quinn (R-N.Y.) and Teamsters President James P. Hoffa, who jointly called for an investigation of the extent of the problem.
June 30, 1999Supreme Court Rejects ADA Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down two victories for trucking company management last week, placing strict limits on who can sue their employers under the Americans With Disabilities Act. In the case most crucial to the industry, the court ruled unanimously that a truck driver who is nearly blind in one eye cannot sue his employer for discrimination, after the grocery store chain fired him because of his disability.
June 30, 1999Nine States Form Emissions Test Bloc
Nine northeastern states have banded together to get tough on trucks that pollute the air. Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont agreed to begin roadside smoke testing and ticketing trucks and buses that are in violation by July 1, 2001.
June 30, 1999Terminal Properties Attract Investors
Investors may be shunning trucking stocks, but a small but growing number of firms think there is money to be made in owning truck terminals. Long viewed as a financial backwater, freight terminals are being touted as good long-term investments and a way for trucking companies to free up money to invest in other parts of their business.
June 30, 1999Diesel Prices On Upswing Again
In a continuation of the yo-yo-like gyrations that many analysts said were over, the national average price of diesel fuel has risen 2.3 cents a gallon over the past two weeks, after dropping 2.4 cents over the previous four weeks. On June 21, the price stood at $1.082 a gallon, 1.4 cents above the previous week’s level of $1.068 and 0.1 cent below the level on May 10, according to the Department of Energy.
June 30, 1999Intermodals Pinched By Conrail Woes
Spokesmen for two of the nation’s major railroads — Norfolk Southern and CSX — conceded that their service has "just not been good enough" in the wake of their split-up of Conrail. However, both companies insist things were improving. But some intermodal trucking companies suffered along with the two railroads, as shippers turned to over-the-road truckers.
June 30, 1999Slater: DOT, Trucking Must Cooperate
Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater declared his commitment to working with American Trucking Associations to reduce truck-related fatalities, despite criticism from safety groups. "While some have criticized the department for working in partnership with ATA, I do not apologize for that," Slater said in a June 18 speech to the group’s board of directors.
June 30, 1999