Freight shipments, spending rebound somewhat

Trends

The number of North American freight shipments and the amount of expenditures both posted strong increases in February from the month before, according to newly released Cass Freight Index figures. The 8.3% jump in the shipments index to 1.055 from a revised January reading of 0.974 erases the previous month’s decline. Despite this, February is…

Senate FAA bill skips language on state regulation of truckers’ hours, pay reform

Legislation

The Senate’s Commerce Committee late Wednesday unveiled its version of a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that, unlike its counterpart in the House, does not include trucking-specific language on state regulation of truck drivers’ hours of service and pay. Lawmakers in the House attempted to revive the measure, which was nixed from the FAST Act…