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
Global Airfreight Slows in First Half of Year
Global air cargo demand slowed in the first half of the year as trade activity fell, according to the International Air Transport Association.
Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic Declines for First Time in Five Months
Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic declined from the same period last year for the first time in five months, but increased in July, the Association of American Railroads reported.
Sen. Carper Proposes Fuel Tax Hike
Delaware Democrat Sen. Tom Carper, a senior transportation authorizer, offered a bill designed to raise fuel taxes over four years.
Class 8 Truck Orders Hit 24,100 in July
New Class 8 truck orders were "stronger than expected" in July at 24,100 units but still declined 20% from a year earlier, ACT Research reported.
International Cargo Drives Intermodal Freight Up 4.5% in 2Q
Increased international cargo propelled intermodal freight 4.5% higher in the second quarter, driven by a combination of stronger imports and recovery from early 2015 port disruptions, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.
