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Biden’s electric truck effort grilled on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers officially kicked off efforts to mitigate — if not derail — the Biden administration’s latest push to electrify the trucking industry during a hearing on Capitol Hill designed to spotlight challenges to powering up an electric grid capable of meeting the zero-emission timeline unveiled by federal regulators in late March.

The hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s highway subcommittee on Tuesday prefaced a Congressional Review Act joint...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bidens-electric-truck-effort-grilled-on-capitol-hill

Pitt Ohio expands next-day service in New England

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Less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio announced it has expanded its next-day service in and out of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pitt-ohio-expands-next-day-service-in-new-england

La FMCSA estudiará la posibilidad de flexibilizar la norma CDL para los conductores de camión en prácticas 

WASHINGTON – La Administración Federal de Seguridad de Autotransportes está considerando la flexibilización de las restricciones en su programa piloto de aprendizaje para los conductores de 18-20 años de edad para permitir que en el programa sin tener una licencia CDL.

Un CDL es actualmente uno de los requisitos previos para los conductores más jóvenes que buscan ser entrenados por un transportador bajo el Piloto de Aprendizaje de Conductor Seguro (SDAP por sus siglas en inglés) de la FMCSA, un...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-fmcsa-estudiara-la-posibilidad-de-flexibilizar-la-norma-cdl-para-los-conductores-de-camion-en-practicas

FMCSA to consider easing CDL rule for truck driver trainees

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering loosening restrictions...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-to-consider-easing-cdl-rule-for-truck-driver-trainees

Pitt Ohio makes investment in final-mile provider

Less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio announced Monday it has acquired a minority stake in final-mile provider Aria Logistics.

New Jersey-based Aria Logistics is a 3PL connecting large retailers with carriers. It operates a national network specializing in home delivery of big and bulky items like appliances, furniture and fitness equipment.

Financial terms of the transaction were not provided.

Aria Logistics’ leadership team, customer book and final-mile technology were cited as reasons for...

Pitt Ohio adds next-day lanes in New York

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Less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio said Monday it has added 32 next-day lanes in and out of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pitt-ohio-adds-next-day-lanes-in-new-york

El sector LTL presenta una norma única para los conocimientos de embarque electrónicos

Por primera vez en sus 100 años de historia, el sector de las cargas inferiores a los camiones dispone de un formato estándar para la transmisión electrónica de conocimientos de embarque (BOL). 

La nueva norma eBOL fue anunciada el lunes por la National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), un grupo de defensa de la carga parcial que supervisa los precios y protocolos del sector. El estándar único sustituirá, con el tiempo, a la multitud de plataformas digitales que los cargadores,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/el-sector-ltl-presenta-una-norma-unica-para-los-conocimientos-de-embarque-electronicos

LTL industry unveils single standard for electronic bills of lading

Old Dominion and Saia trailers at a warehouse

For the first time in its 100-year history, the less-than-truckload industry has a standard format for electronically transmitting bills of lading (BOL).

The new eBOL standard was announced Monday by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), an LTL advocacy group that oversees industry pricing and protocols. The single standard will, over time, replace the multitude of digital platforms that shippers, carriers and 3PLs have used over the years, according to NMFTA’s Digital LTL...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ltl-industry-unveils-single-standard-for-electronic-bills-of-lading

Pitt Ohio adds 4 terminals, begins direct service in New York

A Pitt Ohio rig on the highway

Less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio said Monday it has begun direct service in New York. The offering is part of a deal recently struck with partner carrier Teal’s Express.

Pitt Ohio recently acquired assets from Teal’s, which had been providing it with service in the state since 2016. Under the new structure, Pitt Ohio is integrating four terminals (Albany, Buffalo, Utica and Watertown) as well as the equipment and employees of Teal’s into its existing operations. The new facilities mark the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pitt-ohio-adds-4-terminals-begins-direct-service-in-new-york

The Log Book: Ally Logistics launches ‘Road to Reef’ campaign

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: Ally Logistics helps support reefs off the coast of West Maui, Carrier Logistics donates to an autism awareness group and CMA CGM drops the first of two buoys to help monitor the whale population off the East Coast.

Ally Logistics launches ‘Road to Reef’ campaign

In partnership with the Coral Reef Alliance, Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Ally Logistics recently launched its “Road to Reef”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-log-book-ally-logistics-launches-road-to-reef-campaign

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