The Department of Transportation is proposing to add new drug testing guidelines that would permit motor carriers to test truck drivers using oral fluid samples as an alternative to urine testing.
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DOT Proposes Adding Oral Fluid Specimen for Driver Drug Testing
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Shippers, Retailers Focus on Upcoming ILWU, PMA Contract Talks
Containers at the Port of Los Angeles. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)The retail sector is urging West Coast port workers and leaders to begin negotiations early on a new labor contract, a move that could prevent potential future delays at facilities that already are dealing with backlogs.
February 28, 2022 Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety 
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Blacklisted Chinese Chipmaker Seeks Vindication in US Trial
A semiconductor wafer at a factory. (Akos Stiller/Bloomberg News)A Chinese chipmaker blacklisted by Washington as a technology thief more than three years ago is getting a chance to prove it was wrongly accused.
February 28, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel 
BP storage tanks at a facility in South Africa. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg News)
BP Exits Stake in Russian Oil, Gas Company Rosneft
BP storage tanks at a facility in South Africa. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg News)BP is exiting its share in Rosneft, a state-controlled Russian oil and gas company, in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
February 28, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
"We put together a very strong case backed with data — not rhetoric, not emotion," American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear says. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATA President Spear Gives Inside Look at Supreme Court Win
"We put together a very strong case backed with data — not rhetoric, not emotion," American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear says. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear in an exclusive interview for Transport Topics’ Newsmakers series shared behind-the scenes details on ATA’s decision to lead a challenge to the Biden administration’s proposed vaccine mandate for large companies.
February 25, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
Biden, at a past press event, speaks about the infrastructure bill. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
Biden Promotes Social Infrastructure
Biden, at a past press event, speaks about the infrastructure bill. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)At his State of the Union on March 1, President Joe Biden is expected to promote aspects of a nearly $2 trillion social infrastructure budget that dominated Democrats’ agenda last year.
February 24, 2022 Government, Business, Safety, Logistics 
ATA President Chris Spear said wasted time looking for parking amounts to a $5,500 loss in annual compensation for drivers. (vitpho/Getty Images)
ATA, OOIDA Urge Buttigieg to Commit Funds to Truck Parking
ATA President Chris Spear said wasted time looking for parking amounts to a $5,500 loss in annual compensation for drivers. (vitpho/Getty Images)Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is being urged to prioritize infrastructure funds to boost the nation’s truck parking capacity.
February 24, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous 
Attendees walk the exhibit floor at a past TMC. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
TMC to Tackle Electrification in First Annual Meeting Since 2020
Attendees walk the exhibit floor at a past TMC. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council plans to focus its annual meeting on electrifying performance in maintenance management.
February 24, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Safety 
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3G Sunset Taking Some Devices Offline
Sunset by grandriver/Getty ImagesCellular service providers are shutting down their 3G networks this year, a shift that could impact legacy wireless systems that some fleets are still using, experts said.
February 24, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
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NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Urges States to Lower Blood Alcohol Level to 0.5%
Jennifer Homendy by Stefani Reynolds/BloombergThe head of the National Transportation Safety Board said states should follow the example set by Utah and reduce the blood alcohol content level permitted for drivers as a way of reducing drunken driving accidents and improving highway safety.
February 24, 2022