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
Rural Areas Receive Record Percentage of DOT TIGER Grants
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Oct. 29 that the department will issue $500 million in infrastructure grants covering 39 projects in 34 states.
Old Dominion Freight Line Reports Gains in Third-Quarter Profits, Revenue
Old Dominion Freight Line generated more third-quarter profits and brought in more revenue than during the same time last year, overcoming rising complaints in the less-than-truckload sector that problems among manufacturers are cutting in sharply to LTL freight volumes.
UPS Announces $300 Million Kentucky Ground Hub Project
UPS Inc. announced plans to spend about $300 million to triple the size of its Centennial ground package sorting facility in Louisville, Kentucky, to double the processing pace and improve service.
R.R. Donnelley Expands Delivery Services With Purchase of Courier Advisory Group
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. announced that it has acquired Courier Advisory Group in Tampa, Florida, to expand its delivery services.
Nafta Truck Freight Value Declines for Second Month
The value of U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico carried by truck declined for the second consecutive month, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Oct. 29.
