Transport Topics
- OPEC Cuts Output to Lowest Since 1991 as Virus Slams Oil Demand
- Safety Groups, Teamsters Petition FMCSA to Reconsider HOS Final Rule
- FedEx Posts Loss in Q4, Shows Improvement From Year Ago
- ASCE Report: COVID-19 Compounds Infrastructure Woes
- House Clears Extension of Small Business Loan Program to August
- Louisiana Passes Legislation Aimed at Significant Tort Reform
- Tesla Beats Delivery Expectations, Sending Shares Surging
- House Infrastructure Bill Will Never Become Law, Rep. Sam Graves Says
- FAA Concludes Three Days of Test Flights of Boeing’s 737 Max
- US Unemployment Falls to 11.1%; Trucking Adds 8,000 Jobs
- House OKs $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan That Impacts HOS, Insurance
- Is Density Related to COVID-19 Infection Rates? These Experts Say No
- Cargo Theft Likely to Increase Over July Fourth Holiday, Report Says
- Daimler CEO Warns of ‘Drastic’ Pay Cuts, Deeper Restructuring
- Manufacturing Bounces Back in June on Reopenings
- CARB Releases Proposal to Cut Future NOx, Particulate Matter Emissions
- House Climate Change Plan Tackles Heavy-Duty Equipment at Ports
- Commodity Freighters Are Shrugging Off COVID-19 — For Now
- CBO Trims GDP Forecast for 2020, Lifts 2021 Projection
Teamsters-Backed Strikes Continue Against Two Southern California Fleets
Teamsters-backed demonstrators continued to strike against XPO Logistics and Pacific 9 Transportation, two Southern California port trucking companies, as the battle to organize drayage drivers continued.
House Easily Passes Short-Term Highway Funding Patch
The House on Oct. 27 easily passed a measure that would authorize funding for highway programs through Nov. 20. The bill now heads to the Senate, where GOP leaders there are expected to show it favorable support.
Walgreens-Rite Aid Agree to $17.2 Billion Merger
Two of the largest drug store chains in the United States have agreed to join forces. Walgreens Boots Alliance said it will acquire all outstanding shares of Rite Aid for $9 per share in cash, for a total enterprise value of approximately $17.2 billion, including acquired net debt.
Bob Baylor, President of Baylor Trucking, Dies at 67
Robert "Bob" Baylor, president of Baylor Trucking Inc. and former American Trucking Associations board member, died Oct. 25 after a battle with ALS. He was 67.
Navman Wireless Releases New GPS Platform
Fleet telematics provider Navman Wireless has released a new GPS software platform, Navman Wireless Director.
