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
Oil Dips After Unexpected US Crude Inventory Build
Oil futures dipped on Dec. 29 after a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories reversed an advance in prices that had boosted the benchmarks to their highest levels since July 2015.
Kenworth Makes Bendix Wingman Medium-Duty Option
The Bendix Wingman Advanced collision mitigation system now is available for order as an option for Kenworth Truck Co.'s T270 and T370 medium-duty trucks, the truck maker said.
Transportation Incidents the Most Frequent Type of Worker Fatality, New Report Shows
The number of workplace deaths involving transportation incidents - the most frequent type of worker fatality - increased, according to a Labor Department report issued Dec. 16.
FedEx Profits Rise 1% But Miss Analyst Targets
FedEx Corp. reported profits rose about 1.3% for its fiscal second quarter versus one year ago, but earnings before tax and interest dropped 13% in the freight division, according to company earnings released Dec. 20.
Trump's DOT Pick Outlines Priorities for Agency
The effective enforcement of safety, repairing critical infrastructure and expediting the permitting process are priorities at the U.S. Department of Transportation that Elaine Chao said she will address if confirmed as transportation secretary in the Trump administration.
