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
FRA Says it Will Levy Fines for PTC Violations, Effective Jan. 1
The Federal Railroad Administration signaled that effective Jan. 1 it would begin levying fines against freight and passenger railroads if their positive train control projects are not completed.
Ocean Shippers' Capacity Exceeding Cargo Demand
Container lines around the world continue to add shipping capacity faster than cargo demand grows, increasing long-standing pressure to reduce freight rates and slash costs, industry experts said.
Garmin Launches Truck Navigation Device With Built-In Camera
Garmin International Inc. is launching a trucking navigation device with a built-in dash camera.
Apex Capital Launches Free Load Board
Freight factoring company Apex Capital Corp. said it has launched a free load board, NextLoad.com.
Omnitracs Appoints Michael Ham as General Manager for Canadian Division
Trucking-technology supplier Omnitracs said it has appointed Michael Ham as general manager and vice president of its Canadian business division, Omnitracs Canada.