This Week in Trucking, President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan is hitting some bumps in the road; economic indicators continue to favor improving conditions for the nation’s trucking fleets and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is making a last-ditch effort to stop the upcoming ELD mandate.
Bumps in the road
President Donald Trump’s hopes for a bipartisan bill to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure might be stuck in partisan politics. Can the president save the plan? (Politico)
Read: Why Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan could wind up in a ditch
More positive signs for trucking
Economic indicators continue to show improvement ahead for the trucking industry, including industry employment growth and market condition improvement. (CCJ)
Read: Indicators: Conditions for carriers appear stronger, trucking employment continues to grow
Battling to the Supreme Court
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is taking its fight against the ELD mandate to the U.S. Supreme Court in a final effort to block the rule before its implementation later this year. (Fleet Owner)
Read: OOIDA to Supreme Court: ELD mandate violates 4th amendment