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
Diesel Sets New 6 1/2-Year Low at $2.338
The U.S. average retail diesel price fell for the fifth consecutive week, down 4.1 cents a gallon to $2.338, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 14. The latest decline set a new low for prices over the past nearly 6 1/2 years, surpassing $2.354 set June 1, 2009.
Wholesale Prices Rose in November by Most in Five Months
Wholesale prices in the United States rose in November by the most since June as a pickup in profit margins at service providers more than offset cheaper costs of goods.
Retail Sales Rise in November by Most in Four Months
Retail sales climbed in November by the most in four months as American consumers put to work some of the money saved from the cheapest gasoline since early 2009.
Workhorse Group Gets Funding for Operations, Truck Deliveries in 2016
Workhorse Group Inc., of Cincinnati, said it will use nearly $12 million from the sale of convertible notes and warrants to fund operations and begin deliveries of trucks to customers in early 2016.
UTi Worldwide Loss Narrows in Fiscal 3Q
Logistics operator UTi Worldwide Inc. posted a slightly lower fiscal third-quarter loss of $32.7 million, or 34 cents per share, as ocean freight forwarding results weakened further at the company that has agreed to a $1.35 billion acquisition by DSV, a Danish supply chain and forwarding company.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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