WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Illinois) recently reintroduced Insurance Act legislation that would tie minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers to the inflation rate of medical costs.

The United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit last month upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) authority to review state commercial vehicle rules, ruling that FMCSA could preempt truckers from California’s meal and rest break rules as they apply to truck drivers subject to federal hours-of-service regulations.

Momentum is gathering for a major investment into America’s crumbling infrastructure, according to American Trucking Associations’ CEO Chris Spear.

With Democrat Joe Biden now the projected winner of the White House, different sectors of the trucking industry are reacting to the 2020 presidential election.

In advance of the upcoming holiday season, retail warehouses are filling up and that may bode well for the trucking industry.