30 Sep CVG Updates Progress on Key Initiatives, Markets Diversified supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported it is making progress on key objectives as it moves beyond earlier earnings “misstatements." Read more...
30 Sep Mnuchin Sees One More Chance for Stimulus as House Readies Vote Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he sees one more chance at securing a deal with Democrats on another fiscal stimulus package, while stopping short of embracing a bigger proposal than President Donald Trump already has signaled. Read more...
30 Sep 749,000 Jobs Were Added in September, ADP Report Shows U.S. companies added 749,000 jobs in September, a private report showed, indicating the labor market’s gradual rebound is continuing as demand rises from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
30 Sep Los Angeles Continues to Study Congestion Pricing’s Potential The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proceeding with outreach efforts as it explores the potential of a congestion pricing pilot program for the region. Read more...
30 Sep Labor Department Seeks to Clarify Independent Contractor Status The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a proposal to revise interpretation of independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act to “promote certainty for stakeholders, reduce litigation and encourage innovation in the economy.” Read more...
29 Sep Western Star Introduces 49X Heavy-Duty Vocational Model Daimler Trucks North America announced its new Western Star 49X model designed to increase the brand’s share in the heavy-duty vocational market. Read more...
29 Sep House Advances Diesel-Reduction Program Legislation that would authorize a federal emissions reduction program and fund research and development for technologies across the environmental sector recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more...
29 Sep Nikola Pushes Back on Skeptics by Showcasing In-House Technology Nikola Corp. wants to put allegations of deception behind it with a push to showcase its own innovations and detail how it plans to get its clean-powered trucks to market. Read more...
29 Sep FMCSA Unveils HOS Resource as Revised Rules Take Effect FMCSA has launched an online tool to help carriers and drivers better understand the hours-of-service regulations that took effect Sept. 29. Read more...
29 Sep Oil Falls on Growing Chorus of Warnings About Demand Recovery Oil in New York plunged below a key technical level for the first time since June as concerns over progress on another round of U.S. fiscal stimulus compounded growing fears that a sustained recovery in demand is still some way off. Read more...