It has been found that women drivers are 20 percent less likely than male counterparts to be involved in a crash. Women make up about 47 percent of the United States’ labor force but unfortunately in the trucking industry, women are sorely underrepresented. In trucking they make up: 24 percent of all transportation and warehousing […]
New York City Continues to Balance Its Books on Fines and Fees
New York State has a big problem! Technically, New York State has plenty of problems, but the way in which the state funds itself is a big problem. Currently, in New York, the reliance on fines and fees as a revenue source is extremely troubling. A national study found that 34 New York localities collect […]
Top Truck Bottlenecks 2021
Congestion, the bane of freight haulers everywhere, especially as hours of service are more tightly registered. To give truckers, the public at large, and transportation planners a sense of where congestion is at its worst, Th American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) releases an annual report of the top 100 highway bottlenecks. 2020 was certainly a […]
New Jersey Officially Legalizes Marijuana
New Jersey became the 13th state to legalize adult use cannabis when Governor Phil Murphy signed adult-use cannabis reform bills into law, legalizing and regulating cannabis use and possession for adults 21 years and older and decriminalizing marijuana and hashish possession. The Governor also signed a bill, clarifying marijuana and cannabis use and possession penalties […]
Paycheck Protection Loans: Adjustments for Micro Businesses
In the middle of January, the Small Business Administration (SBA) re-opened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This round of the PPP continues to prioritize millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $284 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses through March 31, 2021, and by allowing certain existing PPP borrowers […]