Transport Topics
- OPEC Cuts Output to Lowest Since 1991 as Virus Slams Oil Demand
- Safety Groups, Teamsters Petition FMCSA to Reconsider HOS Final Rule
- FedEx Posts Loss in Q4, Shows Improvement From Year Ago
- ASCE Report: COVID-19 Compounds Infrastructure Woes
- House Clears Extension of Small Business Loan Program to August
- Louisiana Passes Legislation Aimed at Significant Tort Reform
- Tesla Beats Delivery Expectations, Sending Shares Surging
- House Infrastructure Bill Will Never Become Law, Rep. Sam Graves Says
- FAA Concludes Three Days of Test Flights of Boeing’s 737 Max
- US Unemployment Falls to 11.1%; Trucking Adds 8,000 Jobs
- House OKs $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan That Impacts HOS, Insurance
- Is Density Related to COVID-19 Infection Rates? These Experts Say No
- Cargo Theft Likely to Increase Over July Fourth Holiday, Report Says
- Daimler CEO Warns of ‘Drastic’ Pay Cuts, Deeper Restructuring
- Manufacturing Bounces Back in June on Reopenings
- CARB Releases Proposal to Cut Future NOx, Particulate Matter Emissions
- House Climate Change Plan Tackles Heavy-Duty Equipment at Ports
- Commodity Freighters Are Shrugging Off COVID-19 — For Now
- CBO Trims GDP Forecast for 2020, Lifts 2021 Projection
Yokohama Opens First US Commercial Truck Tire Plant
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi opened its $300 million commercial truck tire facility in West Point, Mississippi. It is the first one Yokohama Rubber Co. has built in the United States.
Pickup Goes Airborne in Virginia's Guardrail Test as Part of Legal Battle With Trinity
A pickup went airborne and a small car came to an upright stop in two crash tests of a guardrail safety device linked in lawsuits to at least nine deaths.
Teamsters Benefit Plan to Slash Retirement Payouts
The Central States Pension Fund intends to cut retirement payouts 23% on average for all 407,000 participants as the benefit plan for Teamsters tries to finalize a long-term survival plan.
MiX Telematics Wins Fleet-Management Contract with Halliburton
MiX Telematics said it has entered into a multiyear agreement with Halliburton Co. to provide fleet management, safety and compliance services for the Houston-based energy service firm's fleet of more than 15,000 vehicles.
UPS Said to Turn Table on EU in Bid to Hinder FedEx-TNT Deal
UPS' tie-up with TNT Express was blocked by the European Union two years ago. Now, the world's biggest package delivery company wants EU to frustrate FedEx Corp.'s bid to run off with the Dutch rival it once courted.
