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
March Was a Great Month for North American Ports
Container traffic increased in March compared with 2016 levels at the top North American ports, including a strong post-Chinese New Year upswing at the two largest ports - Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif.
Estes to Start Canadian LTL Option
Estes Express Lines is teaming with two Canadian less-than-truckload carriers to offer shipping to Canada under an Estes freight bill.
I-85 in Atlanta to Reopen by Mid-June, DOT Says
A bridge that collapsed on Interstate 85 in Atlanta will be rebuilt by June 15, reopening a key roadway for motorists, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced this week.
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."
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.
