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
Truck Makers Must Monitor Carbon Ahead of EU Emissions Cut
Daimler Trucks, Renault Trucks, Scania AB, and other heavy vehicle manufacturers must calculate and report the carbon dioxide emissions of their new models starting Jan. 1, 2019.
AASHTO’s Top Western Members Earn Transportation Awards
Several states representing the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ western region earned awards for outstanding transportation projects.
Stormy Sailing Expected When Cargo Ship Fuel Standard Changes
A surge in demand is coming for diesel and related fuels as shipping companies close in on a deadline to reduce sulfur emissions.
Norway Post Office Sues Truck Makers for Price-Fixing Cartel
The Norwegian postal service sued truck makers involved in a long-running price-fixing cartel, adding a new challenge to companies including Daimler AG, Paccar Inc.’s DAF and AB Volvo after they paid the European Union’s record fine for the scheme.
Bendix Facility in Mexico Reaches Milestone
The Acuña, Mexico, manufacturing operation of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake is celebrating a 30-year milestone, with Bendix having opened the first of its current four plants there in 1988. The fourth facility, a logistics center, joined the operation last fall.
