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
EPA Dismisses California’s Emission Compromise With Automakers
Four major automakers reached a compromise with California’s clean-air regulator to boost fuel efficiency, a move the Trump administration dismissed as a “PR stunt” that wouldn’t affect its plans to ease mileage requirements enacted during the Obama administration.
DOT Releases List of INFRA Grant Recipients
The U.S. Department of Transportation has chosen the recipients of the Infrastructure For Rebuilding America grants that support highway and bridge projects nationwide.
US to Roll Out $16 Billion in Farm Aid for China Trade War
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to roll out an additional $16 billion in aid to farmers hurt by the Trump administration’s trade war with China, with payments to begin next month.
TruckPark App Added to HOS Software
Technology company TruckPark Inc. announced a strategic partnership with logistics and transportation industry software developer UTECH to provide truck drivers with easy access to find safe, secure parking.
Ervin Equipment Founder Greg Ervin Dies at 58
Greg Ervin, founder and CEO of Ervin Equipment Inc., died July 18 from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident near Sweetwater, Tenn. He was 58.

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