Economic News Releases
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 164,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred […]
Category Archives: Council Action
Rail Regulatory Authority Questions Its Role On Extra Fees
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking to clarify how it should guide the rail industry in assessing demurrage and accessorial charges on shippers, based on the questions board members asked on […]
Legislation Introduced to Repeal Tax on Heavy-Duty Trucks
Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Colin Peterson (D-MN) have reintroduced legislation to repeal the federal excise tax (FET) on heavy-duty trucks, the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019 […]
$2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Announced
After a meeting with the President on April 30, Democratic leaders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, announced that they had agreed with the President to […]
Congressional Democrats Reintroduce Sweeping Labor Bill
On May 2, Democrats in Congress formally introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act with 100 cosponsors in the House (H.R.2474) and 40 in the Senate (S.1306). The PRO Act […]
Lessons from the Land of Lincoln for Warehouses Obtaining and Using Biometric Identifiers
Biometric identifiers are distinctive, biological patterns or characteristics used to uniquely identify an individual. Common biometric identifiers include fingerprints, voiceprint, eye retinas, iris scans, or full hand or facial geometry […]
Facing A Critical Shortage Of Drivers, The Trucking Industry Is Changing
It’s not like these folks are making horseshoes. Trucking is an absolutely essential, critical industry to the nation, to everybody in it.
Todd Spencer, president, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
U.S. Blocks Exports to Chinese Chipmaker as Tensions Simmer
Move will require licenses for all exports to Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Company Ltd. The Trump administration has slapped restrictions on exports to a Chinese government-backed chipmaker it says threatens […]
U.S. Shippers Urged to Pressure Congress on Tariff Relief
The Trump administration itself is split on the effectiveness of the tariffs, and, unlike Congress, the president “cares less about data,” so businesses should go directly to Congress with their […]
The Evolving Supply Chain Skills of the Workforce
Supply chain management is a career that perfectly matches the skill set of the Millennial generation—if they can be persuaded to pursue it. Perhaps it’s not too much of a […]
