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
Americans Want to Rebuild Roads, Bridges But Not at Cost of Taxes, Poll Shows
Americans want a federal infrastructure program to focus on rebuilding aging roads and bridges, but are reluctant to use federal dollars for such projects, according to a Reuters poll released Jan. 19.
Survey Shows Wide Partisan Gap Post-Trump in Consumer Sentiment
Republicans expect the U.S. economy to boom and Democrats see a bust after Donald Trump's election as president, a sharp reversal from sentiment a few months before the vote, according to a University of Michigan consumer survey.
Pennsylvania Logistics Company Battles Ryder in Court Over Trade Secrets
A federal judge in Ohio has issued a split decision in the legal brawl that began last year after Cranberry, Pennsylvania based Pittsburgh Logistics Systems found out it was losing a customer that court papers indicate accounted for 32% of its business.
Kansas City Southern Profits Decline in Fourth Quarter
Kansas City Southern reported lower profits in the fourth quarter and full calendar year 2016 compared with the same period of 2015, although the freight railroad was most hurt due to foreign exchange rate losses from its international business.
Great Western Acquires Quality Trailer Sales
Great Western Leasing and Sales acquired Quality Trailer Sales, expanding its network into the southwest U.S., and adding Heil Trailer to its product line, the company said.
