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
Big G Buys Flatbed Carrier Ike Transportation
Big G Express, based in Shelbyville, Tennessee, is diversifying by adding regional flatbed carrier Ike Transportation, based in nearby Murfreesboro, for an undisclosed amount.
Wal-Mart Is Trying Out Drones in Its Warehouses
Inside a 1.2 million-square-foot Wal-Mart Stores Inc. distribution center near its Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters, a buzzing sound - like a swarm of bees - comes from an aisle of shelves laden with merchandise from diapers to microwaves.
In May, US Employers Added Fewest Workers in Almost Six Years
Employers in May added the fewest number of workers in almost six years, reflecting broad cutbacks that may raise concern about U.S. growth and prompt Federal Reserve policymakers to put off an increase in interest rates.
UTA President Michael McColgan of VTNA Dies at 61
Michael McColgan, president of the Used Truck Association and the longest-serving employee of Volvo Trucks North America, died unexpectedly in Greensboro, North Carolina, on May 30. He was 61.
FedEx Receives Permit for $1.7 Million Facility at Idaho Airport
FedEx is moving ahead with its new air cargo facility at the airport in Twins Falls, Idaho.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
The leading voice for the trucking industry in West Virginia, committed to safety, efficiency, and growth.