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
Two US Railroads Advance Intermodal Projects
CSX Corp. and Kansas City Southern have announced new facility advancement projects that are intended to handle more truck/rail freight.
Swift Amends Credit, Term Loans
Swift Transportation Co. has amended its credit agreement to add $150 million to its revolving credit facility and revised term loans, the company announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Polaris Adds Boston-to-Toronto LTL Service
Polaris Transportation Group, a less-than-truckload carrier based in Canada, announced that it has begun overnight LTL service between Boston and Toronto.
Virginia Trucker Wins $91.8 Million Lottery Prize
It looks like Steven Peloquin, a truck driver for more than 30 years from Mechanicsville, Virginia, will soon be contributing to the nationwide driver shortage. But you can hardly blame him.
Union Pacific's Fritz to Become Chairman on Oct. 1
Union Pacific Corp. selected CEO Lance Fritz to become its chairman Oct. 1 when Jack Koraleski retires from the post after 43 years at the railroad.