Transport Topics
Transport Topics
- ASCE Report: COVID-19 Compounds Infrastructure Woes
- FedEx Posts Loss in Q4, Shows Improvement From Year Ago
- Safety Groups, Teamsters Petition FMCSA to Reconsider HOS Final Rule
- OPEC Cuts Output to Lowest Since 1991 as Virus Slams Oil Demand
- Commodity Freighters Are Shrugging Off COVID-19 — For Now
- House Climate Change Plan Tackles Heavy-Duty Equipment at Ports
- CARB Releases Proposal to Cut Future NOx, Particulate Matter Emissions
- Manufacturing Bounces Back in June on Reopenings
- Daimler CEO Warns of ‘Drastic’ Pay Cuts, Deeper Restructuring
- Cargo Theft Likely to Increase Over July Fourth Holiday, Report Says
- Is Density Related to COVID-19 Infection Rates? These Experts Say No
- House OKs $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan That Impacts HOS, Insurance
- US Unemployment Falls to 11.1%; Trucking Adds 8,000 Jobs
- FAA Concludes Three Days of Test Flights of Boeing’s 737 Max
- House Infrastructure Bill Will Never Become Law, Rep. Sam Graves Says
- Tesla Beats Delivery Expectations, Sending Shares Surging
- Louisiana Passes Legislation Aimed at Significant Tort Reform
- House Clears Extension of Small Business Loan Program to August
- YRC Worldwide Receives $700 Million Federal Loan Package
Drone Tracking Plan Moves US Delivery by Air Closer to Reality
>Deliveries by drones took a step closer to being allowed in the U.S. after a federal advisory panel agreed on a framework for allowing law enforcement to routinely track the small devices.
Truck Tonnage Surges 7.6% in November, ATA Reports
Truck tonnage surged 7.6% year-over-year in November after a 10.5% increase in October, according to American Trucking Associations.
FedEx Profits Grow 11% in Fiscal 2Q, Beating Wall Street Forecasts
FedEx Corp. reported earnings of $2.84 per diluted share for its second fiscal quarter of 2018 ending Nov. 30, compared with the Bloomberg analyst forecast of $2.76 per diluted share. In last year’s fiscal second quarter FedEx reported earnings of $2.59 per diluted share.
ATRI Appoints Four New Members to Board of Directors
The American Transportation Research Institute announced Dec. 19 that four new members will join its board of directors.
North Carolina Congresswoman Meets With Trucking Leaders About Industry Challenges
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx recently met with representatives of the trucking industry. Crystal Collins, president of the North Carolina Trucking Association, said the discussion was regarding industry challenges including workforce shortage.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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