Texas Trucking Association

Texas again has highest number of traffic bottlenecks for truckers

Everything is bigger in Texas, including traffic jams for truckers, according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).

ATRI released its 13th annual list Tuesday highlighting the most congested roadways for tractor-trailers across the country, and 13 Texas locations made the top 100, including nine in the Houston metropolitan area.

“Texans are no strangers to traffic congestion,” John D. Esparza, president and CEO of the Texas Trucking Association, said in a news release....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-again-has-highest-number-of-traffic-bottlenecks-for-truckers

White House: Cross-border truck delays hammering supply chains

The White House is pressuring Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lift added inspections of commercial trucks entering from Mexico as supply chain disruption at the border threatens to spin out of control.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki warned in a statement Wednesday that cross-border delays caused by the inspections — which Abbott said last week he was putting in place at major crossings to curb illegal immigration — “are causing significant disruptions to the food and automobile supply chains,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-house-cross-border-truck-delays-hammering-supply-chains

Borderlands: Texas Trucking Association appoints Ernesto Gaytán Jr. as chairman

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Texas Trucking Association appoints Ernesto Gaytán Jr. as chairman; Saddle Creek to open new distribution center in Texas; CFI reports four years of accident-free operations in Laredo; and 11 tractors destroyed by a fire at Texas plant.

Ernesto Gaytán Jr. is the new chairman of the Texas Trucking Association 

Ernesto Gaytán Jr. brings more than 20 years of experience to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-trucking-association-appoints-ernesto-gaytan-as-chairman

Texas tort reform for trucks moves forward in Legislature and courts

Texas is drawing closer to approval of one of two pieces of tort reform legislation sought by the state’s trucking industry, while the goals of the second proposal may have been achieved through a favorable court ruling. 

Both the state’s House and Senate have approved HB 19 and its Senate companion. The bills approved by each of the chambers are slightly different and will need reconciliation, according to John Esparza, the president of the Texas Trucking Association, which has spearheaded the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-tort-reform-for-trucks-moves-forward-in-legislature-and-courts

Texas Trucking Association seeks tort reform in state’s current legislative session

The Texas Trucking Association is pushing for the state legislature to make several changes in the state’s approach to vehicle lawsuits in its biennial legislative session.

It won’t take long to review the list of what they’re seeking; it’s fairly short. The initiative is also viewed as a first step in tort reform that may go on over several legislative sessions. With the every-other-year schedule of that legislature, what doesn’t get done this year would need to wait for two more years to...

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GSCW chat recap: Bob McDowell and John Esparza

This fireside chat recap is from Day 5 of FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week. Day 5 focuses on energy, mining and chemicals.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The highs and lows of trucking in the oil patch

DETAILS: Along with the pandemic came a drop in oil prices. Since the U.S. oil patch has long been heavily dependent on debt to keep operating, it meant that there was going to be a significant squeeze on companies, especially trucking companies that haul oil, equipment, frac sand and other products...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap-bob-mcdowell-and-john-esparza

The Daily Dash: Spot rates may be on the climb again

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, spot rates could be heading higher yet again as truckload tenders and tender rejections both rose this week. Plus, truckload carriers wonder if we are in peak season or a new normal; and a Texas group tackles tort reform.

Finding a higher spot?

Dallas and Los Angeles continue to drive the nation’s spot market, and carriers remain in charge when it comes to rates.

Andrew Cox has details on how this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-freight-rates-could-be-on-the-rise-again