The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light questions concerning the legality of isolation and quarantine for the supply chain. The answers are a bit disconcerting.
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TIA’s Response to Rate Transparency Petitions
TIA’s Chris Burroughs discusses the recent filing of petitions to FMCSA regarding claims of so-called “price-gouging” and the strong stance TIA has taken in opposition to these claims.
Read More »Drug Testing & COVID-19: Remember, Drug Issues Are Still Here
While no direct correlation exists between increased drug and alcohol abuse since the onset of COVID-19, a recent survey found that nearly 42% of professionals admitted to drinking during business hours while working from home.
Read More »The Transport Navigator 2020 Recovery: Is History Repeating Itself?
Though COVID-19 hit hard in 2020, U.S. businesses continue to move steadily towards normalcy. But just how does normal look? For trucking that means a lot of freight, and Q3 may well be the fastest growing quarter in history. Wait—haven’t we seen this before?
Read More »Keeping Members Informed
TIA’s "Advocacy Insights Podcasts" feature an array of information and updates on Congressional policies, and help members navigate the complicated inner-workings of Capitol Hill.
Read More »The Transport Navigator: Summer Outlook—A New Normal
The need for serious risk management in the wake of COVID-19 will be the critical issue in the coming months, as the transportation industry business cycle, and the nation itself, finds the new normal.
Read More »Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Sustainability for the Future
While the U.S. House and Senate debate the funding, finding a long-term solution to shoring up the Highway Trust Fund is key to ensuring the reauthorization of the FAST ACT and the nation’s surface transportation projects before its September 20, 2020 expiration.
Read More »TIA 2020 Capital Ideas Conference & Exhibition Rescheduled to Aug. 19-22
TIA continues to monitor the coronavirus outbreak and its impacts to our industry. In follow-up to our announcement on Monday, the TIA 2020 Capital Ideas Conference & Exhibition has been rescheduled to Aug. 19-22 in Austin, Texas.
Read More »Four Questions for Congress in 2020
With a presidential election looming in November, it is unclear what the outcomes will be for several key issues left on the Congressional table in 2019.
Read More »The Transport Navigator The Early Twenties: the Last Cycle
While optimists point out strong consumer spending, pessimists note a marked slowdown globally in capital spending and manufacturing. These two “last cycle” harbingers of economic downturn beg the question, When will the shoe drop, and how far will it go this time?
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