Gov. Ron DeSantis said Nov. 22 he wants to zero out the state’s gas tax for six months and deliver $1 billion of tax relief at the pump so Florida residents can deal with rising costs that are eating into their household budgets.
November 22, 2021Florida
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA
A tanker truck filling the tank of a Shell gas station. (TT File Photo)
Florida Gov. DeSantis Wants Six-Month State Gas Tax Halt Next Year
A tanker truck filling the tank of a Shell gas station. (TT File Photo)
Business, TCA
Student driver Jacqueline James climbs into the cab for training at the Truckmaster CDL Training and Testing center in Apopka, Fla. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via Tribune News Services)
Florida Trucking Jobs in High Demand
Student driver Jacqueline James climbs into the cab for training at the Truckmaster CDL Training and Testing center in Apopka, Fla. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via Tribune News Services)
Thousands of trucking jobs need to be filled in Florida and trucking companies are offering sign-on bonuses as high as $15,000 to entice applicants with commercial driver licenses.
October 29, 2021
Business, Fuel
NBC News
Tropical Storm Fred Makes Landfall on Florida’s Panhandle
NBC News
Tropical Storm Fred crashed ashore on the Florida panhandle with powerful winds, becoming the fourth system of the 2021 hurricane season to strike the U.S.
August 16, 2021
Government, Business, Safety
traveler1116/Getty Images
Trucking Takes On Lawsuit Abuse in Florida
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The Florida Trucking Association and its business allies are taking on lawsuit abuse in the state’s courts, and with the state Legislature, where the climate for change seems to be improving.
February 17, 2021
Government, Business, Safety
Florida Attorney General via YouTube
Florida Program Encourages Truckers to Fight Human Trafficking
Florida Attorney General via YouTube
Florida officials recently launched the Highway Heroes campaign, which aims to involve truck drivers in the fight to end human trafficking.
October 27, 2020
Government, Business
Florida Department of Transportation
Florida Trucking, Government Leaders Provide 500 Free Meals for Truckers
Florida Department of Transportation
Florida transportation officials, police officers and trucking association representatives recently teamed to distribute free meals to truckers at a rest area on Interstate 75 as an act of appreciation during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 12, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
The project is expected to create an additional 15,000 jobs, according to U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. (Getty Images)
Jacksonville Port Authority Receives $20 Million Grant
The project is expected to create an additional 15,000 jobs, according to U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. (Getty Images)
The Jacksonville Port Authority is the recipient of a $20 million grant for infrastructure improvements to include reconstructing about 100 acres of pavement at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal on Blount Island to allow the port to better accommodate large container vessels.
November 7, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
Florida Hurricane Dorian Leaves Tanks Dry
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
Gas stations in parts of Florida are running out of fuel as drivers race to fill up ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Dorian’s course turned slightly south and now is expected to make landfall near Jupiter, Fla., as a Category 4, with winds reaching 140 miles per hour.
August 30, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
Waymo to Test Autonomous Vehicles in Rainy Florida
Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
Google autonomous vehicle spinoff Waymo says it will start testing on public roads in Florida to better experience heavy rain.
August 20, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA
Testing of self-driving technology in a Nissan vehicle. (Shizuo Kambayashi/Associated Press)
Orlando Says It’s Open for Business as Automated Technology Hub
Testing of self-driving technology in a Nissan vehicle. (Shizuo Kambayashi/Associated Press)
The Automated Vehicles Symposium conference is attracting some of the heaviest hitters in autonomous vehicles and could be the first step in making Central Florida a hub for the fast-emerging driverless car industry.
July 17, 2019