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
Two Transport Firms, Truck Dealer Report Lower Second-Quarter Profits
Two transport companies and a major truck dealer reported lower second-quarter results.
Navistar Receives Order for 1,050 Trucks
Truck maker Navistar Inc. said it has received an order for 1,050 of its International brand Class 8 on-highway tractors under a new three-year supply agreement with an unidentified leasing company.
ATA Backs Legislation Authorizing Interstate Pilot Programs for Younger Drivers
American Trucking Associations endorsed congressional legislation that would lead to a graduated licensing program for commercial drivers.
SoCal Ports See Cargo Slowdown; Shift Away From West Coast Reported
Recent ocean freight reports from around the country suggest that more cargo is being steered away from Southern California, the nation's largest port complex, to alternative ports, mostly on the East Coast.
Dicom Transportation Acquires Extra Express
Dicom Transportation Group, which offers North American freight services, announced the acquisition of Extra Express to add final-mile delivery and distribution offerings in the western United States.