The Department of Labor has launched a three-year "national emphasis program" aimed at improving workplace hazard prevention in warehouses, distribution centers, processing facilities, and high-risk retail establishments.

Connecticut's commitment to becoming zero emission by 2035 stems from a growing recognition of the urgent need to address climate change and its adverse effects on the environment and public health.

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill aimed at strengthening the pharmaceutical supply chain by increasing drug manufacturing in the U.S. and allied countries.

Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry have urged Congress to take action and regulate autonomous cars and trucks.

The International Energy Agency predicts that solar investments will reach a staggering one billion dollars per day in 2023, surpassing global investment in oil production for the first time in history.

The California Senate Transportation Committee approved Assembly Bill 316, aiming to ban driverless trucks in the state, even for testing purposes.

Pedestrian deaths in the United States have been on the rise for the past decade, reaching a 40-year high of over 7,500 fatalities last year.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers criticized the US government's new rules on mergers and acquisitions, calling it a "war on business."

Several major tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others, have made voluntary commitments to meet a set of artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards brokered by the White House.

Assembly Bill 316 has been introduced to enable autonomous truck testing in California, but the prospects remain bleak due to opposition from the Teamsters Union and concerns about safety and job displacement.

Trucking advocates are raising concerns about double brokering schemes, where carriers accept a load but then secretly broker it to another carrier without the shipper's knowledge.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized a rule that mandates employers in “high-hazard” industries to electronically submit detailed data on worker injuries.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has formed a Truck Leasing Task Force to address predatory lease-purchase agreements that exploit truck drivers.

Over 100 groups, including truckers from Florida and Pennsylvania, have sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to reverse the federal tailpipe emissions regulations for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Arizona recently implemented a new law that requires vehicle weight-restriction signs on state highways to be designed by the state transportation department for enforcement.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has expressed opposition to the PRO Act, stating that it would create confusion and jeopardize the established business model in the trucking industry.

Corporations, which have already scaled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts launched in 2020, now face the question of whether the Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admissions will lead them to further curtail these programs to avoid potential legal challenges.

The drive for supply chain transparency and accountability in combating forced labor has gained momentum, with consumers, governments, and businesses taking action.

Republican and Democratic attorneys general are clashing over the Biden Administration's proposed regulations on tailpipe emissions.

State lawmakers across the United States are considering legislation on the use of ticket cameras and automated enforcement systems in response to federal guidance authorizing investment in roadway safety programs.