Owen Charles Owen, Jr. (Charlie), passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 9th at the age of 82. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents, Owen Charles Owen, Sr. and Bonnie Johnson Owen, both of Fayetteville, North Carolina.Charlie is survived by two brothers,...
We had a wonderful “Best Three Days in Trucking” NASTC Conference last week! Thank you to all who were able to join us in Nashville, it was a pleasure getting to spend a few days with all of you! Everyone that was not able to...
Byron “Buster” G. Anderson, Jr. passed away ironically on June 6th , the 80th Anniversary of The Normandy Invasion that served as a pre-cursor to the allies World War II’s victory in the European Theatre of War. Buster was a second-generation veteran as was his...
The Honorable Mike JohnsonSpeakerU.S. House of RepresentativesH-232, The CapitolWashington, D.C. 20515The Honorable Hakeem JeffriesMinority LeaderU.S. House of RepresentativesH-204, The CapitolWashington, D.C. 20515Dear Speaker Johnson and Minority Leader Jeffries,We write in support of H.R. 2367, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, which would provide necessary federal...
Dear Member:A few months back I received a call from a man who identified himself as the person in charge of bridges in New York City. He indicated that in the state legislature there was a lobbying effort to pass a state law requiring the...
Below are two dozen nuggets of wisdom related to The Green New Deal – they certainly pose some interesting questions and concerns about the rabid race to eliminate fossil fuels and carbon to save the planet. Meanwhile, wouldn’t you know it, Communist China still burns...
For Immediate Release: June 28, 2024Washington, D.C. - At an oversight hearing with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg yesterday, Republican Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee called into question various policies and priorities of the Biden Administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT), including regulatory proposals such...
Article Website: https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-ezell-introduce-bipartisan-bill-strengthen-consumer-protections-againstNORTON, EZELL INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AGAINST FRAUD INVOLVING RESIDENTIAL MOVING COMPANIESMay 22, 2024Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) today introduced a bipartisan bill to equip the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...
FMCSA Removes Two Devices from List of Registered ELDsWASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed BLUE STAR ELD and ELD MANDATE PLUS devices from the list of registered Electronic Logging Devices (ELD). FMCSA placed these ELDs on...
I’m writing this article on May 16, 2024, which just happens to be NASTC’s 35th birthday.Someday I’ll try to recapture the highs and lows of the past 3 ½ decades, but as I told Buster Anderson, my founding partner during those early years: “Keep the...
