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
John Correnti, Navistar Board Member and CEO of Big River Steel, Dies at 68
John Correnti, a longtime member of the Navistar board of directors and the CEO of Big River Steel, died Aug. 18. He was 68.
Consumer Prices Rise at the Slowest Pace in Three Months
The cost of living in the United States rose in July at the slowest pace in three months, casting doubt on how quickly inflation will return toward the Federal Reserve's goal.
Jet Express' Kevin Burch Leads Coalition Opposing Marijuana Legalization in Ohio
Ohioans will be voting in November on whether to legalize marijuana in their state, and several coalitions are rallying to oppose the amendment, including representatives from trucking.
Spot Load Availability Increases; Rates Fall
Van and reefer load availability increased for the third consecutive week, but so did the availability of equipment, DAT Solutions reported. The availability contributed to lower national average spot market rates for van, refrigerated and flatbed loads.
Cass Truckload Linehaul Index Rises 3.6% in July
The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index, a measurement of changes in base linehaul rates, rose 3.6% year-over-year in July, according to Cass Information Systems.
