07 Apr Stakeholders Tell Congress, Governors: CDLs, Permits Need to Be Processed To avert a potential truck driver shortage during the coronavirus emergency, a coalition of large businesses and trade groups has urged Congress and the nation’s governors to implement procedures that would allow new drivers to more quickly obtain commercial learner permits and commercial driver licenses. Read more...
07 Apr GAO’s Recommendations on NTSB’s ‘Most Wanted List’ Prompt Action The head of the National Transportation Safety Board agreed more transparency would improve the public’s understanding of a high-profile report after a federal watchdog recommended better access to its methodology. Read more...
07 Apr Congress, White House Reach High for Next Virus Bill Congressional leaders are jolting ahead with another coronavirus rescue package as President Donald Trump indicated that Americans will need more aid during the stark pandemic and economic shutdown. Read more...
07 Apr Low-Cost Airlines Seeking Aid Get Break on Minimum-Flight Rule The federal government ordered airlines accepting financial aid to maintain minimal service levels to cities they served before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the transportation system, but made adjustments for low-cost carriers and those that fly to some destinations only part of the year. Read more...
07 Apr Tesla’s Ventilator Production in New York Has Yet to Begin Elon Musk promised nearly two weeks ago that the Tesla factory in Buffalo, N.Y., would reopen for ventilator production to help with the coronavirus pandemic. But it still hasn’t happened yet. Read more...
07 Apr World’s Biggest Lockdown Brings Trucks to a Standstill in India The world’s biggest lockdown has brought transportation of goods in India to a near halt, even though the federal government has exempted the sector from restrictions to halt the spread of coronavirus. Read more...
06 Apr NTDC Canceled Because of Coronavirus Concerns American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships have been canceled due to coronavirus-related concerns. But states remain free to make independent decisions about their own events. Read more...
06 Apr Trucking Volume Linked to Future Spending Trends, Experts Say Where and how consumers and businesses are spending money now, and how those habits might shift in the near future, will shape how the economy — and the trucking industry — will manage through the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, experts said. Read more...
06 Apr Diesel Falls 3.8¢ to $2.548 a Gallon; Gas Is Below $2 The nationwide average price of diesel fuel declined by 3.8 cents per gallon April 6, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, while gasoline fell below $2. Read more...
06 Apr Diesel Falls 3.8¢ to $2.548 a Gallon The nationwide average price of diesel fuel declined by almost 4 cents per gallon April 6, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Read more...