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
Texas Officials Announce Autonomous Freight Shuttle at Port of Houston
Researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute are partnering with private investors and the Port of Houston to build what is being described as the first autonomous freight shuttle system to move truck trailers and containers through congested ports and border crossings on an elevated guideway.
Swift Transportation Founder, CEO Jerry Moyes to Retire
Jerry Moyes, the founder and CEO of Swift Transportation will retire at the end of the year, the company announced Sept. 8.
Port of Long Beach CEO Slangerup to Retire
Jon Slangerup announced his resignation as CEO of the Port of Long Beach, effective Oct. 28, to take another executive position at an aviation technology company.
Truckers in the Spotlight During National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Morning shows throughout the country will be broadcasting live via satellite from Jet Express headquarters in Dayton, Ohio, during the week of Sept. 11-17 to note National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
Coming Sept. 19: LiveOnWeb on Natural Gas Advancements
Significant advancements have been made in recent years that have made natural gas a dominant alternative transportation fuel for America's fleets. We'll talk about those advancements in a special LiveOnWeb to be released Sept. 19 featuring some of the biggest names in business, including billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens and Fed Ex Corp. President and CEO Fred Smith.
