Texas is expanding truck driver license testing to six days a week in response to a nationwide shortage that has contributed to supply chain snarls across the economy.
November 4, 2021Texas Trucking Association
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
A semi truck used by students while earning their commercial driver's license (CDL) parked at Truck America Training of Kentucky in Shepherdsville, Ky. The nation's trucking shortage already stands at a record 80,000. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)
Texas Expands CDL Testing to 6 Days a Week
A semi truck used by students while earning their commercial driver's license (CDL) parked at Truck America Training of Kentucky in Shepherdsville, Ky. The nation's trucking shortage already stands at a record 80,000. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)
Government, Business, Safety
Keep Texas Trucking Coalition via YouTube
Texas Truckers Fight Inflated Medical Costs in Litigation
Keep Texas Trucking Coalition via YouTube
Trucking officials and tort reform advocates in Texas have introduced legislation seeking to end schemes between plaintiff attorneys and doctors under which medical costs related to truck accidents are overstated in court litigation.
December 15, 2020
Government
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Local Forums Key to Boosting Texas’ Middling Infrastructure, State Stakeholders Say
Tim Patterson/Flickr
Advocacy at the local level is key to rectifying Texas’s mediocre infrastructure, according to Travis Attanasio, vice president of professional affairs for the American Society of Civil Engineers in Texas.
September 27, 2017
Business, Equipment, Safety
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Fleets Heed Call to Service for a Region in Distress
Charlie Riedel/Associated Press
Even while Hurricane Harvey lashed Houston, trucking companies navigated whatever roads were available for rescue and supply missions in response to the Texas Trucking Association’s call for volunteers.
August 31, 2017
Business, Government
Texas Trucking Group Visits Capitol to Educate Delegation on Industry
WASHINGTON — Texas Trucking Association members blitzed Capitol Hill, visiting 36 House offices and two on the Senate side in a single day in an effort to educate lawmakers on critical industry issues.
February 24, 2014