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
Trucking Adds 2,300 Jobs in November; Unemployment Rate Holds at Seven-Year Low
The trucking industry added 2,300 jobs in November as the unemployment rate held at 5%, a seven-year low, the Labor Department reported Dec. 4.
Fiat Chrysler Converts Private Truck Fleet to CNG
FCA US, the North American automaking unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., said it will invest $40 million to convert 179 trucks in its private fleet to run on compressed natural gas and to build the largest private CNG fueling station in North America in Detroit.
FMCSA Quick to Remove CSA Scores From Public View
Only hours after President Obama signed the highway transportation bill on Dec. 4, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pulled from public view much of the agency's information on property motor carriers' Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores.
House Sets Up Dec. 3 Vote on Highway Bill
A five-year, $305 billion highway policy bill that would reform a safety performance scoring program for motor carriers and establish a grant program for national freight projects has been scheduled for a vote on the House floor Dec. 3.
Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 269,000
Applications for unemployment benefits in the United States rose last week, maintaining a see-saw pattern around four-decade lows that shows persistent strength in the labor market.
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.