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
Fleets Launch Forum to Pursue Clean Transportation
Fourteen trucking fleets announced the formation of the ACT Fleet Forum, an educational initiative to share best practices among participating fleets, as well as involvement from technology providers and fuel suppliers, on adopting advanced clean transportation technologies.
Telematics Industry Starts 2020 With Major Investment, Acquisition
Technology companies that specialize in trucking-related services made two announcements that may significantly impact the industry.
Big Rigs Wanted for Massachusetts Driver’s Funeral
SOMERSET, Mass. — Annette Jones is calling for a fleet of big rigs to drive her beloved late husband into the sunset one last time.
Optronics Acquires USA Harness
Commercial vehicle LED lighting supplier Optronics International has completed its acquisition of Texas-based USA Harness Inc., which sells trailer harnesses and electronic control systems.
Two Fiat Chrysler Plants Will Idle for Two Weeks Amid Slow Sales
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s assembly plants in Windsor, Ontario, and Belvidere, Ill., will idle for two weeks this month following a year of declining sales for the minivans and SUVs built in those plants.
