08 Jun BP to Cut 10,000 Jobs Worldwide Amid Pandemic LONDON — Energy producer BP announced June 8 that it will slash its global workforce by 10,000 jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic slams the oil and gas industry. Read more...
05 Jun Strick Trailers Upgrades Lining System Strick Trailers will enhance its VT100 plywood panel vans with vertically installed DymondPly lining composite panels made by Ridge Corp. Read more...
05 Jun TMC Survey Shows COVID-19 Impacts on Maintenance Operations A survey conducted by American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council in March and April found that the COVID-19 pandemic had little impact on the readiness of the technician labor force for fleets and service providers. Read more...
05 Jun TA to Add Franchise Sites TravelCenters of America Inc. announced plans to open three new travel centers in as many weeks during June. Read more...
05 Jun Carriers, Truck Dealers Take Safety Precautions Amid COVID-19 As COVID-19 spread across the country and the number of cases began to spike, some trucking companies and truck dealers made significant operational changes in their maintenance shops to prevent exposure to the virus. Read more...
05 Jun Trump Says He’ll Ask Congress for Additional Economic Stimulus President Donald Trump said he’ll ask Congress to pass more economic stimulus, including a payroll tax cut, even after the government reported a surprise improvement in U.S. unemployment June 5. Read more...
05 Jun China Behind on Purchases in Phase One of Trade Deal President Donald Trump’s promise that his phase one trade deal with China would provide a $36.5 billion election-year bonanza for his rural base was always a stretch. Now it looks like it may never be fulfilled. Read more...
05 Jun DOT Finalizes Transportation Self-Governance Program for Tribes The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a final rule to create the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program. Read more...
05 Jun Elon Musk Says Time to Break Up Amazon, Fueling Jeff Bezos Feud Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said it’s “time to break up Amazon” in a tweet June 4, escalating a rivalry with Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos, another billionaire investing in space exploration. Read more...
05 Jun Daimler Marks Milestone as Sprinter Turns 25 Daimler AG celebrated a 25-year milestone for its Mercedes-Benz Sprinter model, which began production in 1995, and whose roots go back 40 years to the company’s initial array of small cargo vehicles in various shapes. Read more...