Government
Illinois DOT Explores Initiatives to Reduce Bridge Strikes
The Illinois Department of Transportation is pursuing two pilot initiatives meant to reduce bridge strikes by large trucks.
April 6, 2021TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
States to Compete for 10 Biggest Bridge Fixes
The Biden administration plans to have states compete for a slice of the proposed $2.25 trillion infrastructure-and-jobs program that’s dedicated to fixing 10 unnamed bridges that are seen as economically important.
April 6, 2021US Forecasts Highest Summer Fuel Prices Since 2018
Drivers eager to get back on the road more than a year into the pandemic will face the highest summer gasoline prices since 2018, according to a U.S. government report.
April 6, 2021Canada May Run Out of Warehouse Space This Year

Canada is in danger of running out of warehouse space by the end of the year, thanks to the boom in e-commerce sparked by the pandemic.
April 6, 2021Suez Canal Traffic Briefly Stopped as Oil Tanker Loses Power
Traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal was briefly halted April 6, just two weeks after a giant containership ran aground and blocked the waterway that’s vital for global trade.
April 6, 2021ATA, Insurance Groups Vow to Tackle Towing Fraud, Staged Accidents
American Trucking Associations, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud have announced a plan to combine their resources to pursue legislation to tackle two of trucking’s biggest problems — towing fraud and staged accidents.
April 6, 2021Diesel Slips 1.7¢ to $3.144 in Second Straight Drop

The national average price of diesel dipped 1.7 cents to $3.144 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 5.
April 5, 2021Amazon Violated Law in Firing Employee Activists, NLRB Says
Amazon .com Inc. violated labor law when it fired two high-profile internal critics last year, the National Labor Relations Board’s prosecutors have found.
April 5, 2021Jon Eisen Becomes Director of ATA-Affiliated IMCC
American Trucking Associations has hired Jon Eisen to serve as director of the Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference.
April 5, 2021Top Democrats Float Alternative to Biden’s Corporate-Tax Plan
Three top Senate Democrats released a proposal to overhaul the U.S. international tax system that could shape the outcome of the global tax revamp that the White House is pursuing to fund infrastructure spending.
April 5, 2021