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
YRC Names Justin Hall as Chief Customer Officer
YRC Worldwide Inc. announced Justin Hall is joining the carrier on June 1 in the newly created position of chief customer officer from Logistics Planning Services, where he was president and visionary.
TNT Deal Raises FedEx Employment to Almost 400,000
In one fell swoop, FedEx ballooned to nearly 400,000 employees worldwide and close to $58 billion in annual revenues. The jewel of FedEx's acquisition of TNT Express last week is a European road network linking 40 countries, but the heart of FedEx remains in Memphis, Tennessee.
Forward Air CFO Rodney Bell to Retire, XPO's Michael Morris to Take Post
Forward Air Corp. announced that Chief Financial Officer Rodney Bell will retire on June 27 and that Michael Morris, an XPO Logistics executive, will replace Bell in the post.
Trucking Executive Steve Gordon Retires
Trucking executive Steve Gordon, who was chief operating officer at Gordon Trucking, announced his retirement from the industry as of May 27.
Transport Topics Closed for the Holiday
The Transport Topics offices are closed for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. We will resume publishing on TTNews.com on Tuesday, May 31. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend.

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