The American Trucking Associations issued a statement late September 10 stating that the Administration’s proposed vaccine requirement threatens to cause further disruptions throughout the supply chain, impeding the nation鈥檚 COVID response efforts and putting the brakes on any economic revival.
09-12-2021On Sept. 9 the Biden Administration released a new, six-pronged national strategy to combat COVID-19 amid the surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant.
09-10-2021 黑料社区joined with seven trade associations representing a broad array of the retail community in urging federal health agencies to publicly state that the burden of enforcing mask requirements should not be placed on businesses and their employees.
08-04-2021 黑料社区members are reminded that Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan forgiveness deadlines are approaching. To avoid making unnecessary PPP loan repayments, borrowers must submit loan forgiveness applications to the lender for review within 10 months from the end of the “covered period.”
07-19-2021Virginia Governor Ralph Northam visited White鈥檚 Travel Center June 21 to thank management and staff as well as the staff of Raphine Medical Associates health care clinic, which is located at White’s, for their work offering COVID-19 vaccinations.
06-22-2021 The Centers for Disease Control’s unexpected announcement limiting the circumstances under which fully vaccinated Americans should wear a mask caught many companies by surprise. The new policy creates ambiguities for retailers because it fails to fully align with state and local orders. Training a diverse workforce to implement these new requirements will be challenging.
05-19-2021 At least 14 states have moved to cut off the $300 per week enhanced federal jobless benefits that were scheduled to last until September. Roughly 30 states are reinstating a requirement that the unemployed prove they are looking for work to receive state benefits.
05-19-2021黑料社区along with a coalition representing trucking fleets and truck drivers in need, urged the Centers for Disease Control to designate truckstops and travel plazas as mobile vaccination sites to leverage existing truckstop locations for the distribution of vaccines to professional truck drivers and truckstop employees.
03-04-2021 The House of Representatives late Friday night approved 219-212 a budget reconciliation bill reflecting President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration. The legislation would provide direct payments, a child tax credit expansion in the form of direct payments, extended unemployment benefits, COBRA subsidies and ACA tax credit enhancements, state & local funding, among other provisions.
03-01-2021NATSO, along with a coalition representing trucking fleets and truck drivers in need urged the Centers for Disease Control to designate truckstops and travel plazas as mobile vaccination sites to leverage existing truckstop locations for the distribution of vaccines to professional truck drivers and truckstop employees.
02-26-2021 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) late February 12 extended the Hours-of-Service waiver through May 31. The HOS waiver had been set to expire on Feb. 28. The agency said that it expects this to be the fourth and final extension of the waiver. The national exemption to the HOS rules for truck drivers and carriers hauling COVID-19 relief was first issued on March 12, 2020, in response to the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump.
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