21 May Coronavirus-Triggered Layoffs in US Hit 38.6 Million The number of Americans thrown out of work since the coronavirus crisis struck two months ago has climbed to nearly 39 million, the government said May 21. Read more...
20 May Trump Transportation Nominees Finch Fulton, Diana Furchtgott-Roth Advance to Senate Floor Nominees for senior-level posts at the U.S. Department of Transportation were approved by the Senate Commerce Committee on May 20. Read more...
20 May Senate Committee Advances FMCSA Safety Grants Bill Legislation aimed at facilitating financial assistance from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was easily approved by a Senate panel on May 20. Read more...
20 May Workers Cheered Upon Return to South Dakota Pork Plant Employees at a Smithfield pork processing plant in South Dakota where a coronavirus outbreak infected more than 800 people were greeted at work May 20 with thank you signs, cheers and waves from about a dozen area residents. Read more...
20 May Government Groups Launch Truck Parking Survey for Northeast Region Truck parking challenges in the Northeast amid the coronavirus pandemic — due in part to shipment type or route changes — are being surveyed by a group of 13 transportation departments and metropolitan planning organizations. Read more...
20 May Preliminary Work to Begin on 40 Highway Projects in Kansas Preliminary engineering work will commence on 40 highway modernization and expansion projects in Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly and Secretary of Transportation Julie Lorenz recently announced. Read more...
20 May Honeywell Proposes Technology-Led Future for Flight Safety Honeywell International Inc. has been thinking about what it will take to coax people back onto airplanes. A virus-killing robot that can patrol empty aisles between flights, zapping out ultraviolet light, makes a good start. Read more...
20 May Commercial Vehicle Group Reports Q1 Net Loss, Revenue Decline Component supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported slumping revenue and a net loss in the first quarter as production of vehicles declined in key markets. Read more...
20 May Ghosn’s Suspected Escape Accomplices Arrested in Boston Two men charged in Japan with aiding the escape of Carlos Ghosn were arrested in Massachusetts the morning of May 20 and are being held for possible extradition. Read more...
20 May Delivery Robot Operators Adjust to Home Environment Peter Daniels is one of the millions of Americans working from home because of the coronavirus, and he watches delivery robots as they roll along sidewalks 350 miles away. Read more...