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
Universal Logistics Reports 12.9% Increase in Net Income for 2Q
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. reported net income of $20 million for its quarter ending June 29, a 12.9% increase over the same quarter last year.
Werner 2Q Revenue Is Up, but Company Says Freight Volume Is Slowing
Werner Enterprises Inc. on July 25 reported net income of $43.3 million, or 62 cents a share, for the quarter ending June 30. The results marked a 13.4% increase from $38.2 million, or 53 cents a share, from the second quarter in 2018.
China Rejects FedEx’s Defense for Rerouted Huawei Packages
China rebuffed FedEx Corp.’s claims that it mistakenly rerouted some Huawei Technologies Co. packages to the U.S. and warned that authorities found other violations by the American delivery firm, raising concern the company could face repercussions from Beijing.
Best Uses Electric Class 8 to Deliver Container, a First for Port of Newark
Best Transportation announced it used a Class 8 battery-electric vehicle to deliver a container from Port Newark to a Costco wholesale location within New Jersey without incident, calling it a first at the port and part of the carrier’s ongoing evaluation of electric trucks.
Aluminum Giant’s CEO Sees Trade War’s Lasting Impact on Use
The trade war between the U.S. and China that’s clouded the global growth outlook will have a lasting negative effect on aluminum demand, Norsk Hydro ASA CEO Hilde Merete Aasheim said.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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