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ATRI has issued a request for motor carriers to participate in its annual Operational Costs of Trucking research.

Import cargo volume at the U.S.’s major container ports is expected to drop to its lowest level in nearly three years during February, according to a new forecast from the National Retail Federation.

As many of you know, 2022 marks NorthAmerican Transportation Association’s 33rd anniversary. This is an exciting milestone for us and we’re so grateful that thousands of you have trusted your business needs to us over the years.

The American Transportation Research Institute released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America. For the fourth year in a row, the intersection of Interstate 95 and State Route 4 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, is the No. 1 freight bottleneck in the country.

As 2022 unfolds, one thing that’s clear is that the Biden administration is not yet fully engaged on the regulatory front. When it comes to trucking, one might say it is only minimally engaged. But there’s no reason that won’t change.

Federal legislation would ensure access to information and tools needed to repair vehicles ranging from autos to heavy-duty trucks that are often available only to dealers.

This article from the National Law Review dated January 12, 2022 basically indicates that both of these democratically controlled agencies are bound and determined to abolish as many companies as possible that utilize independent contractors so that they become employee bound companies so that the unions an step in.

The California Air Resources Board approved a regulation that would require some medium- and heavy-duty trucks and bus owners to inspect their vehicles’ emissions control systems twice a year.

New guidance from the IRS makes clear that motor carriers with drivers subject to hours of service requirements can temporarily deduct the meal portion of per diem expense reimbursements at 100% instead of 80%. In order to provide relief for restaurants hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS issued guidance in April of 2021, temporarily raising the business expense deduction for restaurant meals for most employers from 50% to 100%. The question at that time was whether the 100% deduction would apply to the meal portion of meal and incidental expense (M&IE) per diem reimbursements provided by motor carriers to eligible drivers, raising the deduction to 100% from the 80% deduction motor carriers are typically allowed. Yesterday, the IRS answered that question in Notice 2021-63, “Temporary 100-Percent Deduction Applies to Meal Portion of 2021 and 2022 Per Diem Rate or Allowance.”