Road transport

TRUCKING INDUSTRY ASKED TO RANK TOP CONCERNS

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Monday, August 28, 2023

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry's not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2023 Top Industry Issues Survey.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry's not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2023 Top Industry Issues Survey.
  • The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue.
  • "The annual Top Industry Issues Survey has long been a crucial part of understanding the challenges facing our country's supply chain.
  • "I encourage my fellow drivers to take a few minutes and complete ATRI's Top Industry Issues Survey.

Toll Brothers Announces New Luxury Townhome Community Coming Soon to Malvern, Pennsylvania

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest townhome community, Anfield at Malvern , is coming soon.

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  • MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest townhome community, Anfield at Malvern , is coming soon.
  • Anfield at Malvern will be located near the intersection of Lapp Road and Old Morehall Road in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
  • Construction is underway and the community of 280 luxury townhomes is expected to open for sale in the spring of 2024.
  • For more information on Anfield at Malvern and Toll Brothers communities throughout Pennsylvania, call (855) 872-8205 or visit TollBrothers.com/Pennsylvania.

75% of truck drivers say their job is mentally and physically stressful

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

Truck drivers find their work fulfilling; however, nearly 75% state the job is physically and emotionally stressful according to a new survey from DAT Freight & Analytics.

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  • Truck drivers find their work fulfilling; however, nearly 75% state the job is physically and emotionally stressful according to a new survey from DAT Freight & Analytics.
  • We thank you, truck drivers.”
    The survey of 504 truck drivers, 337 of whom own the truck they drive, revealed the conditions that lead to stress on the road:
    Drivers miss time with friends and family: 54% of truck drivers spend less than 24 hours a week at home.
  • Drivers have a long workweek: 33% of drivers are driving more than 49 hours a week.
  • “Many truck drivers develop strategies to manage the long hours, isolation and health issues that come with the job,” Hopper said.

Parsons Working in Partnership with NYSDOT to Reimagine the Future of Interstate 787 in Albany

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

This study will be the first step of an efficient and collaborative approach to decision-making to identify a range of transformative infrastructure improvement alternatives that may be advanced for further engineering and environmental analyses.

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  • This study will be the first step of an efficient and collaborative approach to decision-making to identify a range of transformative infrastructure improvement alternatives that may be advanced for further engineering and environmental analyses.
  • “Parsons has delivered dozens of projects across New York State that improved highways, strengthened bridges, modernized transit operations, upgraded electrical systems, and safeguarded natural resources for New Yorkers to use and enjoy,” said Mark Fialkowski, president, Infrastructure North America for Parsons.
  • With nearly 80 years of experience delivering smarter infrastructure for New York, Parsons has provided aviation, rail and transit, road and highway, bridge and tunnel, and environmental expertise to the region for decades.
  • To learn more about Parsons’ road and highway expertise, visit Parsons.com/road-highway/ .

TruckParkingClub.com serves commercial drivers in eight states

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TruckParkingClub.com, the largest and most innovative truck parking marketplace, connecting truckers across America to hosts with available parking locations, announces its free rest stop truck parking availability service is now in eight states across America at no charge to its Members.

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  • TruckParkingClub.com announces its free rest stop truck parking availability service is in eight states across the US.
  • TruckParkingClub.com, the AirBnB for trucking parking, is an application that helps drivers save time and fuel by providing instant access to available parking throughout the United States.
  • "Having little awareness of truck parking availability in real-time is one of the biggest issues with truck parking today," says Evan Shelley, CEO at TruckParkingClub.com.
  • "TruckParkingClub.com is proud to offer free rest stop truck parking availability services across eight integral states to help our nation's truckers find legal parking," said Shelley.

TEAMSTERS COMMEND FMSCA FOR CONSIDERATION OF WAIVER PETITIONS

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters are applauding the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for its announcement that it will consider petitions for waivers from the agency's prior determinations that California and Washington meal and rest break rules for commercial drivers were preempted by federal hours-of-service regulations.

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  • "The FMCSA is taking steps in the right direction by accepting applications for waiver petitions," said O'Brien.
  • "FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson is taking steps in the right direction by accepting applications for waiver petitions," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien.
  • "States should have the freedom to protect motorists and workers by implementing stronger meal and rest break requirements for professional drivers.
  • Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.