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
Epes Purchases Epic Logistics to Enhance Freight Brokerage Business
Epes Logistics Services Inc. has acquired Epic Logistics in a deal made official on July 29, adding new resources for parent company Epes Carriers Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
ZF Friedrichshafen Makes Offer to Acquire Haldex
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has made an offer for Haldex AB, a supplier of brake products and air suspension systems for commercial vehicles, for about $520 million, or $12 per share.
Trade Gap Widens to Almost One-Year High of $44.5 Billion
The U.S. trade deficit widened in June to an almost one-year high as the price of oil jumped and American companies imported more consumer goods.
For-Hire Trucking Gains 1,700 Jobs in July
For-hire trucking gained 1,700 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.9%, the Labor Department reported Aug 5.
Poll Shows Majority of Americans Think Vehicles Contribute to Air Pollution
More than three-quarters of Americans said they think cars and trucks are contributing factors to air pollution, according to a poll by the Natural Resources Defense Council published Aug. 4.
