Transport Topics

• Editorial: Hot Topics for Summer’s Swelter
  A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would provide relief for truckers from some hours-of-service rules. With it, both houses of Congress are now circulating legislation that targets change to HOS regulations, adding to a flurry of trucking-related activity taking place on Capitol Hill.
• HOS Flexibility Provided Under House Bill
  Legislation that would provide hours-of-service flexibility for certain truckers as a way to promote highway safety and boost the economy was introduced June 21 by a bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers.
• FedEx, UPS Say Local Sick-Pay Laws Don’t Apply to Them
  Fed up with state and local laws that require private employers to offer paid sick days, the airlines and railroads have filed suit, claiming that the interstate nature of their businesses should make them exempt.
• ACT Research Forecasts Downturn in Chinese CV Market
  ACT Research Co. is forecasting downward pressure on the Chinese commercial vehicle market — but not all segments at once — beginning this year and extending through 2022 driven by higher prices and lower rates.
• NLRB Panel Rules Teamsters Ignored Resignation, Dues Queries
  A Teamsters union local deliberately failed to respond to employees of Walt Disney World and UPS Inc. who inquired about resigning from the union or canceling payroll deductions of union dues, the National Labor Relations Board decided.