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
TuSimple, ZF Pair to Develop Technology for Autonomous Trucks
Autonomous driving company TuSimple has reached a deal with German vehicle components maker ZF Friedrichshafen to develop and commercialize technology for autonomous trucks.
EPA Temporarily Suspends Enforcement of Environmental Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is temporarily suspending enforcement of its environmental rules, saying it will “generally not seek stipulated or other penalties for noncompliance” during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Yokohama Suspends Production at Mississippi Tire Plant
Yokohama Corp. became the latest truck tire manufacturer to shutter a factory, announcing that it will suspend production at its plant in West Point, Miss., as of March 28.
Lyft Suggests Drivers Work for Amazon After Ridership Plummets
Amazon.com Inc. is teaming up with Lyft Inc. on recruiting the ride-hailing company’s drivers to deliver packages and groceries as the pandemic keeps people indoors.
Mack Explores Social Distancing on Production Line
Mack Trucks told Transport Topics it is exploring new ways of working and possible approaches to production that would allow for increased social distancing when its Lehigh Valley truck assembly plant in Pennsylvania reopens.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
