May 21, 2021 By Jim Myers
Washington, D.C. Major supporters of the Jones Act want those seeking to benefit from a waiver of the 100-year-old maritime law to be held accountable by the government.
To ensure that accountability as well as transparency, American Waterways Operators (AWO) President and CEO Jennifer Carpenter urged the Biden administration and Congress to apply the relevant provisions of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
American Maritime Partnership (AMP) President Mike Roberts “strenuously” encouraged such accountability to avoid undermining American jobs and consumers.
Roberts said the Jones Act should not be waived unless it was to respond to an urgent national security need that cannot be met reasonably with American ships.
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U.S. President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Jennifer Homendy for Chair of National Transportation Safety Board
The White House
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Jennifer Homendy for Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Jennifer Homendy, Nominee for Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board
Jennifer Homendy has served as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since August 2018. She has more than 25 years of experience in transportation safety, including nearly two decades supporting the critical safety mission of the NTSB. Prior to her appointment to the Board, Homendy served more than 14 years as Democratic Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the U.S. House of Representatives. She previously held positions with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Transportation Tr
FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Roadway Express was an LTL leader for decades A Yellow tractor pulls a Roadway and a Yellow trailer. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
The U.S. trucking industry grew in the years following World War I. Nonetheless, the industry was still in its early days, and railroads were the primary method of transportation for goods from point of manufacture to point of sale.
Early history
This did not deter brothers Carroll and Galen Roush, who founded Roadway Express in Akron, Ohio in 1930. Roadway Express entered the trucking industry as a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier; its first load was transporting tires between Akron and St. Louis.
By Ryan Shepard
As the nation nears the one-year anniversary of
George Floyd s death in Minneapolis, police unions are looking for ways to address active bystanders or officers who stand by while observing their colleagues act inappropriately. Led by the AFL-CIO, International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Service Employees International Union, a group of law enforcement has officials has approved a plan that demands more than 250,000 officers intervene when they see their colleague doing something wrong. The newly approved plan also calls on police unions to examine the actions of a union member before deciding whether or not to endorse them.