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
Nafta Trade Value Declines 8.8% in September
The value of U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico in September decreased by 8.8% year-over-year to $93.2 billion, although truck freight value slipped by just 0.1%, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Gengiz Nazim, Founder of Texas Star Express, Dies at 75
Gengiz Nazim, a native of Cairo, Egypt, who founded trucking company Texas Star Express and was a former top executive at Epes Logistics Service, died Nov. 18 in North Carolina. He was 75.
US Highway Deaths Up 8.1% This Year, DOT Says
The death toll on U.S. highways rose 8.1% in the first half of 2015 as low fuel prices contributed to a jump in miles driven by Americans, according to new figures from the Transportation Department.
Columbia Group Opens N.J. Chassis Depot
Columbia Group of Cos. announced the opening of a chassis depot in Bayonne, New Jersey, to give truckers more options to obtain equipment.
Werner Launches 3-Year Mechanic Apprenticeship Program for Veterans
Werner Enterprises has started a 36-month diesel mechanic apprenticeship program that the truckload carrier said has been approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
