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
After 34 years, Montana Coal Rail Line Project Remains in Limbo
A 34-year effort to build a coal-hauling rail line across the eastern Montana prairie finally may be at an end after the owners of the Tongue River Railroad asked the Surface Transportation Board to put its approval process on hold.
C.H. Robinson Raises Dividend
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. raised its dividend by 13% to 43 cents per share from 38 cents.
Veriha to Open Driving School
Veriha Enterprise, which owns a Wisconsin-based trucking company of the same name, announced that it will open a driving school in January to provide training for heavy-truck driver candidates and support future fleet growth.
Diesel Falls to $2.379, Down 4.2¢ in Fourth Consecutive Drop
The U.S. average retail diesel price slid for the fourth week in a row, down 4.2 cents a gallon to $2.379, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 7.
Brent Crude Drops Below $40 for First Time in Almost Seven Years
Brent crude fell below $40 a barrel for the first time in almost seven years after OPEC effectively abandoned limits on crude output, prompting speculation that a record global glut will continue.

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