UCR Fees to Decline by 27% in 2023, FMCSA Says
Fees for Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement participants in 2023 will be reduced by 27% compared with 2022 fees, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in a Jan. 21 announcement. FMCSA said the fees for property motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies will be reduced by $16-$15,350 per entity, depending on…
Cummins, Isuzu to Co-Develop Prototype BEV
Cummins Inc. and Isuzu Motors announced an agreement to create a prototype medium-duty, battery-electric truck to demonstrate in North America. This truck will represent the first zero-emission solution facilitated by the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership formed in May 2019. Cummins will integrate its PowerDrive6000 into Isuzu’s F-Series truck and will pilot the truck with prominent…
KLLM Announces Largest Driver Pay Increase in Company History
KLLM Transport Services is implementing the largest comprehensive pay and compensation increase in its history, the company announced Jan. 18. The Jackson, Miss.-based temperature-controlled truckload carrier said every over-the-road and regional company driver as well as leased independent contractor across the country will receive a pay increase in February. “KLLM drivers have been nothing short…
Rail Unions Seek Mediator With Talks ‘Completely Stalled’
Labor unions representing about 100,000 U.S. railroad workers say contract negotiations have broken down after more than two years of talks with several carriers. The group of unions, which is negotiating on behalf of workers for railroads that include Union Pacific Corp. and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s BNSF Railway Co., is requesting a federal mediator after…
