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
Allison Cites Fuel Savings Using TC10 Transmission
INDIANAPOLIS - Allison Transmission, which makes the only fully automatic transmission for heavy-duty trucks in the United States, said that fleets using its TC10 automatic gearbox report a 5% improvement in fuel economy over manual transmissions or automated manuals.
MiX Telematics Launches Driver-Engagement App
Trucking technology supplier MiX Telematics has launched a new application designed to engage drivers by letting them track their performance via the Web or a mobile device.
National Diesel Average Drops to Lowest Level Since July 2009
The average price of diesel fuel in the United States declined 4.7 cents a gallon to $2.514, the lowest level since July 2009, the Department of Energy reported Aug. 31.
Navistar Plans to Launch Over-the-Air Engine Reprogramming
Navistar Inc. announced plans to begin offering over-the-air reprogramming of engine control modules for International brand trucks powered by its proprietary N Series engines.
35.5 Million Americans Expected to Travel 50 Miles or More on Labor Day
The close-out of the summer season will entice some 35.5 million people to travel at least 50 miles from their homes this coming holiday weekend, AAA projected. In 2014, the group said 35.1 million traveled similar distances during Labor Day.
