12 Nov China Oil Giant Eyes New Supertankers to Shrink Diesel Glut China’s biggest refiner is eyeing a creative strategy to help rid Asia of a persistent diesel glut — brand new supertankers usually reserved for crude oil. Read more...
12 Nov Senate Committee Unveils Fiscal 2021 Transportation Funding Bill The U.S. Senate committee that oversees funding across the federal government unveiled a plan for fiscal 2021 that will ensure operations continue uninterrupted across agencies, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Read more...
12 Nov Documentation, Clarity Essential for Contractors, Experts Say Experts stressed the importance of documentation and clarity for companies that work with independent contractors during a session at the Women In Trucking Association’s annual conference. Read more...
12 Nov ZF Steers Course Deeper Into Commercial Vehicle Opportunities ZF Friedrichshafen AG is looking to nearly double its 2019 revenue from its commercial vehicle segment, which now includes its $7.1 billion acquisition of Wabco Holdings Inc. Read more...
12 Nov OOIDA Granted Motion for Leave to Intervene in HOS Case The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has granted the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s motion for leave to intervene in the court case about the updated federal hours-of-service regulations. Read more...
12 Nov White House Leaves Stimulus to Congress After Failed Talks The Trump administration is stepping back from negotiations on a new stimulus package and leaving it to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to revive long-stalled talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to people familiar with the situation. Read more...
12 Nov Elaine Chao Helps Kick Off Women In Trucking Association’s Conference The Women In Trucking Association’s annual conference, held virtually out of safety concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic, kicked off with a message of positivity Nov. 12. Read more...
12 Nov IG Report Outlines Top Management Challenges for FMCSA A federal oversight report calls on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to provide more “robust oversight” of states’ compliance with commercial driver license and driver medical exam requirements. Read more...
12 Nov Number Seeking US Jobless Aid Drops to Lowest Since March The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a further sign that the job market might be slowly healing. Read more...
12 Nov Amazon to Expand In-Garage Delivery to 4,000 US Cities Amazon .com Inc. is about to see whether shoppers wary of contact with package delivery drivers would rather let them into the garage instead. Read more...