Mileage Matters | January 11, 2022
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Canadian mandate effective Saturday, January 15
Transport Topics- New tougher requirements almost certainly are being instituted in a matter of days as North American trading partners implement more stringent COVID-19 vaccine requirements for cross-border traffic.

For details on the requirements for entry into Canada, please see the following resources:
Transport Dive- Whichever way the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on the nationwide stay placed on — then removed from — the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's COVID-19 vaccination emergency temporary standard, counsel for both sides appear to agree on one thing: the justices should act fast.

Government

CNN- President Joe Biden's infrastructure czar Mitch Landrieu sent letters to all the nation's governors urging them to appoint their own infrastructure implementation coordinators to smooth the rollout of the $1.2 trillion law.


Transport Topics- Facilitating the deployment of autonomous vehicle technologies in trucking is among the policies American Trucking Associations called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to adopt.

As part of the department’s aim to update its near-term strategic guidance, ATA has recommended collaboration with agency officials to establish performance-based standards meant to produce quantifiable outcomes.
Recruitment & Retention

Freight Waves- A long-awaited but controversial initiative that will allow young truck drivers to haul freight across state lines is seeking fast-track status from the White House.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has asked for review and emergency approval of a three-year apprenticeship program to allow carriers to employ drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 for hauling freight across state lines.

Commercial Carriers Journal-  As the trucking industry continues to deal with historic congestion at the ports along with employee shortages from drivers to warehouse and office workers, Women in Trucking, a non-profit group that supports female employment in the trucking industry, is seeing more carriers and other industry players reaching out to women to help take on an unprecedented freight surge.

Business

Commercial Carriers Journal- AT&T and Verizon agreed late last Monday to again delay deployment of their 5G wireless services. 

At the urging of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and pressure from the aviation industry, the two carriers committed delaying deployment of 5G broadband by an additional two weeks. 
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