A federal appeals court panel on Dec. 17 allowed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead.
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Appeals Court OKs Private Employer Vaccine Mandate
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Three-Judge Panel to Decide Appeal of Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers
Worawee Meepian/Getty ImagesThe Cincinnati-based U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said Dec. 15 that a three-judge panel — rather than the entire court — would rule on a challenge to President Joe Biden’s mandate that all private employers with at least 100 workers require them to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear masks and face weekly tests.
December 15, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
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Trucking Expresses Supply Chain Concerns Before House Panel
Randy Guillot by House Committee on Natural Resources via YouTubeThe potential harm that a proposed federal vaccine mandate could have on trucking was spotlighted by an industry executive who outlined for lawmakers key challenges facing motor carriers as they work to deliver goods across an increasingly stressed supply chain.
December 9, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
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Senate Resolution Rejects Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers
The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Dec. 8 to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing.
December 8, 2021 Government, Business, Logistics 
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Senate Panel Examines Supply Chain Disruptions
Sen. Gary Peters by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation webcastWASHINGTON — To help alleviate ongoing supply chain woes, a senior transportation policymaker in the U.S. Senate suggested federal agencies as well as industries look to ports along the Great Lakes.
December 8, 2021 Government, Business, Logistics 
Trucks enter the United States from Canada at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/AP)
Border Congestion Feared as Vaccination Requirements Change in January
Trucks enter the United States from Canada at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/AP)The flow of freight between the United States and its neighbors Canada and Mexico could slow beginning in January, as all three countries adopt more stringent COVID-19 vaccine requirements for cross-border truck traffic.
December 8, 2021 Government, Safety 
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Biden Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Blocked
Alexander Limbach/Getty ImagesA federal judge in Georgia has blocked the Biden administration’s nationwide mandate for federal contractors’ employees to be vaccinated amid a slew of challenges from states that say the president overstepped his authority in requiring the COVID-19 shots.
December 7, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
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NYC to Impose Vaccine Mandate on Private Sector Employers
ew York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a virtual press conference in New York. (Associated Press)New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers under new rules announced Dec. 6 by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
December 6, 2021 Government, Business, Safety, Logistics 
Driver speaks to fellow driver from the cab of his truck as he waits in Dover, U.K. (Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg)
France to Exempt Truck Drivers From COVID Tests to Cross Borders
Driver speaks to fellow driver from the cab of his truck as he waits in Dover, U.K. (Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg)France will exempt truck drivers from the latest requirement requiring a COVID-19 test to enter the country in order to avoid long lines of trucks like the ones seen late last year in Kent in the United Kingdom.
December 2, 2021 Government, Business, Safety, Logistics 
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FMCSA Extends HOS Waiver Through February Amid COVID-19 Concerns
andresr/Getty ImagesThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration extended regulatory waivers related to truckers’ allowable work time, citing public health concerns.
December 1, 2021