27 Mar FedEx Ground to Close Pennsylvania Facility, Cutting 186 Jobs FedEx Ground will be shutting down its package delivery facility in Clinton, Pa., on May 16, eliminating 186 jobs. Read more...
27 Mar Canadian Crude Now Costs More to Ship Than to Buy Canadian heavy crude has become so cheap that the cost of shipping it to refineries exceeds the value of the oil itself, a situation that may result in even more oil-sands producers shutting operations. Read more...
26 Mar Interactive Map: Where the 2020 Top 50 Logistics Companies Are in North America Find out where the 2020 Top 50 Logistics Companies are located by regions and by state in North America with our interactive map. Read more...
26 Mar Record Number of Workers File for Unemployment Benefits A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits after the coronavirus outbreak forced the shutdown of major industries, small businesses and gig workers. Read more...
26 Mar Focus on Driver Health Renewed Amid Outbreak Companies are taking steps to ensure that truck drivers have access to adequate information and medical care to mitigate their risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus. Read more...
26 Mar Showers of Praise Greet Busy Truckers As truck drivers crisscross the country hauling goods vital to the fight against the coronavirus, they find themselves at the center of another fast-spreading outbreak: nationwide gratitude. It’s showing up along the roads, on TV, in emails and social media, and even at the White House. Read more...
26 Mar Paccar, DTNA Curtail Production Into April Paccar Inc. and Daimler Trucks North America, which together represent 70% of Class 8 U.S. retail sales, announced concerns over supply disruptions, weaker customer demand and economic uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic have led them to limit or suspend production into April. Read more...
26 Mar Food Distributors Play Key Role in Coronavirus Crisis Fleets that haul food and other essential products to keep grocery store shelves stocked are on the front line in the effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
26 Mar Elon Musk Will Reopen Tesla’s Buffalo Factory for Ventilators Elon Musk says the Tesla factory in Buffalo, N.Y., will reopen for ventilator production to help with the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
26 Mar Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Honda, Toyota Seek to Restart Factories Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota took steps March 26 to restart North American factories that have been closed to protect workers from the coronavirus. Read more...