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
DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 2.3%
The Department of Transportation's freight transportation services index rose 2.3% in June from the same month in 2014, DOT said Aug 12.
Infor to Acquire Supply Chain Software Firm GT Nexus for $675 Million
Enterprise software provider Infor said it will acquire GT Nexus, a company that provides a cloud-based platform to about 25,000 businesses to manage global trade and transportation activities, for $675 million.
Study Says Trucks Aren't to Blame for Congestion in Austin
Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas, has been pegged as one of the nation's worst bottlenecks for traffic. But a new report says that contrary to perception, it's not large trucks that are at fault.
Productivity Barely Rebounds After Earlier Slump
Worker productivity struggled to gain traction in the second quarter after slumping over the previous six months, leaving intact the diminished efficiency that's defined the current U.S. economic expansion.
Home Prices Gained in 93% of Metro Areas Last Quarter
Home prices climbed in 93% of U.S. metropolitan areas in the second quarter, the broadest gain in a decade, led by Palm Bay and Port St. Lucie, Florida.
