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
Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Armored Trucks to Hit California's Roads
Efficient Drivetrains Inc. delivered a Class 6 plug-in-hybrid electric armored trucks to Sectran Security, with five more planned, the company said.
Fuel-Efficiency Roadshow Planned for September
What organizers called "a first-of-its-kind cross-country roadshow" is planned for September to showcase advancements in fuel efficiency components, with the goal of having up to 10 Class 8 trucks achieve 9 MPG on the journey being called "Run on Less."
Trucking Industry Payrolls Rise by 4,700 in March
For-hire trucking added 4,700 jobs in March, while overall payrolls increased by 98,000, the Labor Department reported March 10.
Shippers, 3PLs Tout Technology as Key to Better Performance
LAS VEGAS - Technology can save shippers, carriers and third-party logistics companies money and time and improve the relationship between the three critical cogs in the supply chain, according to a panel at the 2017 Transportation Intermediaries Association conference.
TP Commercial Solutions Offers Mixed Use Tires
TP Commercial Solutions launched the TG:85 and FG:85 G:85 series tires designed for the steer and drive on-off road application, it said.

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