21 Dec Trucking Faces Transitional Year in 2021 Trucking is entering a year of change as the industry moves past the coronavirus pandemic and adjusts to new practices. Read more...
21 Dec The Year in Charts: Volatility and Resiliency for Trucking Truck buyers started 2020 in a cautious mood, waiting to see what would happen amid expectations of softening freight demand and overcapacity in the coming year — 2019 had ended as the best Class 8 sales year since 2006. At the same time, the novel coronavirus was drawing closer. Read more...
21 Dec CDC Panel Includes Transportation Workers on 'Essential' List for Vaccine Priority A federal advisory panel recommends that the next round of coronavirus vaccines be given to teachers, first responders, correction officers and grocery store employees, along with people 75 and over. Truckers and other transportation workers would fall into a group behind that group. Read more...
20 Dec Congress Gets Text of $900 Billion Relief Bill Hours Before Vote The House released the text of a massive 5,593-page package of legislation that combines pandemic relief with a bill to fund government operations just hours before lawmakers were set to cast their votes on Dec. 21. Read more...
20 Dec Virus Relief Bill Includes Direct Payments, Tax Breaks The House and Senate are set to vote Dec. 21 on $900 billion in pandemic relief aimed at boosting the U.S. economy into the early spring, combined with $1.4 trillion to fund regular government operations for the rest of the fiscal year. Read more...
20 Dec Moderna Vaccine Distribution Begins Via FedEx, UPS Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. left a distribution center Dec. 20, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. Read more...
18 Dec TMC to Back Survey of Trailer Owners’ Use of Intelligence Products American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council announced it will underwrite a new research effort aimed at evaluating trailer owners’ adoption of intelligence products and services that are becoming increasingly available throughout the industry. Read more...
18 Dec Colorado Partners Release Truck Safety Video for I-70 Travel As a way to educate truckers, the Colorado Department of Transportation released a video on the challenges and best practices associated with navigating Interstate 70’s mountainous terrain. Read more...
18 Dec Trucks Key to Movement of Agricultural Products, USDA Report Finds The trucking industry is central to the country’s agriculture sector as trucks transport a significant majority of agricultural freight by tonnage, according to a report published this month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Read more...
18 Dec HDMA Names David Giroux President, COO The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association announced David Giroux will become president and chief operating officer. Read more...