30 Apr ATA Updates Rules for Next Year’s Truck Driving Championships American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving Championships committee has issued rule changes and recommendations for the 2021 competition season. Read more...
30 Apr Joel Szabat Nominated for Senior USDOT Role The Trump White House on April 20 announced the president’s intent to formally nominate Joel Szabat to be undersecretary of transportation for policy. Read more...
30 Apr Volvo Turns 3D Printers From Making Truck Parts to Face Shields Emmanuel Fargeon has been 3D printing truck parts for Volvo for 23 years, but he never imagined he’d be creating personal protective equipment on one. Read more...
30 Apr EPA, NHTSA Can Regulate Trailer Emissions, Agencies’ Attorneys Say The Department of Justice has filed a legal document with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia supporting federal regulators’ authority to enforce an Obama-era greenhouse gas emissions rule to include first-ever federal regulation of greenhouse gases and fuel efficiency for trailers. Read more...
30 Apr VW’s Diesel Woes Mount as EU Court Adviser Attacks Defeat Device Volkswagen AG’s use of technology that helped it to cheat on diesel engine pollution tests violated European Union rules, an EU legal adviser warned in the second setback for the automaker at the bloc’s highest court this month. Read more...
30 Apr 30 Million Have Sought Unemployment Aid Since Virus Hit More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s. Read more...
29 Apr Trump Shines Spotlight on Infrastructure Amid Uncertain Legislative Agenda President Donald Trump continues to press lawmakers to take up an infrastructure funding package as part of ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts. Read more...
29 Apr C.H. Robinson Q1 Profits Fall, Revenue Rises C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s first-quarter profit declined by more than half as pricing pressure impacted revenue for its truckload operations. Read more...
29 Apr Saia Sets Records for Revenue, Operating Income in Q1 Saia Inc. reported record operating income and revenue for the first quarter but saw business take a downturn late in the period. Read more...
29 Apr Oil Climbs on Biggest Jump in US Gasoline Demand in 11 Months Oil rallied on optimism that consumption could gradually return as major producers continue to cut output to counter a global glut. Read more...