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
Amazon in Talks to Lease 20 Jets to Launch Air-Cargo Business
Amazon.com is negotiating to lease 20 Boeing 767 jets for its own air-delivery service, cargo-industry executives have told The Seattle Times.
Knight Cuts Fourth-Quarter Earnings Forecast
Knight Transportation Inc. lowered its fourth-quarter earnings estimate by about 15%, citing more moderate rate increases, fewer spot market opportunities, additional driver pay increases and reduced gains on used equipment sales.
UPS Expands Use of RNG in Heavy-Duty Trucks
UPS Inc. said it would begin to use renewable natural gas to power 140 heavy-duty trucks in its fleets in Jackson, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee, as part of a program it announced earlier to expand use of the fuel.
Congress Passes Omnibus, Extends HOS Restart Review
A review of an hours-of-service restart rule will take longer to complete under guidelines Congress approved in an expansive fiscal 2016 funding bill Dec. 18.
SkyBitz Launches Business Unit to Track Delivery Vehicles
Trailer-tracking provider SkyBitz is broadening the scope of its business to include telematics services for local delivery vehicles.

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