Transport Topics
- States Suspend Weight Limits for Trucks Involved in Coronavirus Relief
- With Drop in Passengers, American Airlines Starts Cargo-Only Flights
- XPO Backs Away From Possible Sale, Spinoffs of Units
- NTSB Blames Drivers, Tesla, Lax Regulations in Florida Crash
- Truckers Haul Supplies While Coronavirus Keeps Many at Home
- Automakers Seek Assistance After Trump Says He’ll Help Industry
- US-Mexico Border to Close; Trade Will Keep Moving
- Donaldson Expands Filter Minder Offerings
- Eaton Cummins to Expand Automated Transmission Lineup
- Tesla Suspends More Production; Elon Musk Says He’s Working on Ventilators
- Anthony Levandowski Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets From Google
- Senior House Transportation Policymaker Dan Lipinski Loses Primary
- Bridgestone to Temporarily Shut Down Production
- FedEx’s Fred Smith: It’s Unlikely Company Will Need Federal Help
- Truck Drivers, Logistics Personnel Deemed ‘Essential’ in Security Memo
- Glut of Jet Fuel Is on Brink of Overwhelming Global Storage
- Ports Seek Emergency Aid as Business Plummets
- Walmart Plans 150,000 New Hires, Virus Testing Sites
- Dow Drops More Than 900 Points, Ending Worst Week Since 2008
Glut of Jet Fuel Is on Brink of Overwhelming Global Storage
The world is close to running out of space to store all the fuel that jets are no longer burning.
Ports Seek Emergency Aid as Business Plummets
The leadership of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is seeking $1.9 billion in federal assistance, joining the growing list of ports asking Washington for aid as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on business at those facilities.
Walmart Plans 150,000 New Hires, Virus Testing Sites
Walmart Inc. is hiring 150,000 temporary workers and readying its parking lots for coronavirus tests as the world’s largest retailer girds itself to deal with the unprecedented challenges of the fast-spreading outbreak.
Dow Drops More Than 900 Points, Ending Worst Week Since 2008
Stocks sank to their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008 as traders went into full retreat out of fear that the coronavirus will plunge the U.S. and other major economies into deep recessions.
Transportation Leaders Call on White House for Help in Coronavirus Fight
The leaders of American Trucking Associations, FedEx Corp., UPS Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service are asking the White House to ensure that measures taken by federal, state and local governments to slow the spread of the coronavirus do not hinder their efforts to deliver needed goods to citizens.
