Today, twenty member companies and organizations of Americans for Modern Transportation (AMT), sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) urging it to consider increasing the national twin trailer standard from 28 feet to 33 feet as part of any infrastructure policy recommendations that are put forward by the Administration. The letter was…
Over the last 20 years, e-commerce has skyrocketed as consumers are turning to speedy delivery services for things they want and need more than ever before. And technological advances in shipping and delivery services are making it possible. But, as Matt Cordio, co-founder and president of Skills Pipeline, a technology talent solutions company, points out…
Last week, Chris Spear, president of the American Trucking Associations, authored an op-ed in The Daily Caller. In the op-ed, Spear warns that government regulations in the freight industry stifle economic growth and drive up transportation costs that ultimately get passed onto customers and American families. He goes onto remind us that trucking, one of…