25 Sep FMCSA Denies Ohio Safety Agency’s Petition for Veteran Driver Exemptions The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s request for an exemption to modify the mandatory skills test requirements for drivers with military experience. Read more...
25 Sep Staying Ahead of COVID-19 Trucking companies are turning to new software applications to help mitigate employees’ fears about contracting COVID-19 while on the job. Read more...
25 Sep Durable Goods Orders Slow While Business Investment Remains Sturdy U.S. orders for durable goods increased in August at a slower pace than expected, restrained by declines in bookings for motor vehicles and military equipment, though a gauge of business investment rose more than forecast. Read more...
24 Sep DeJoy Tells Judge Mail-Sorting Machines Can’t Be Reassembled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told a judge the U.S. Postal Service can’t reassemble the hundreds of high speed mail-sorting machines that were taken apart this year, a project that more than a dozen states allege was intended to undermine the upcoming election. Read more...
24 Sep Dealers Jumping Back Into Used Class 8 Market The Class 8 used truck market in August reflected the trend toward improving sales as prices remained below year-earlier levels, conditions that are expected to mark the full year, ACT Research reported. Read more...
24 Sep Truck Driver Training Programs Overcome COVID Risks As the coronavirus gripped the nation, companies across the trucking industry were forced to alter their operations while confronting the pandemic. For some, that included driver training and orientation. Read more...
24 Sep Fed’s Bullard Says ‘Full Recovery’ for US in Reach by Year End Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard, in the most upbeat comments by a central banker since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, said the U.S. economy may surge at a 35% annualized rate in the third quarter and the nation may be close to a complete recovery by year-end. Read more...
24 Sep Vote to Approve Yearlong Highway Law Extension on Senate’s Agenda The extension of the law governing the country’s highway policies is before the Senate as part of legislation meant to avert a partial shutdown of federal agencies. Read more...
24 Sep Mnuchin Expects to Resume Talks With Pelosi on New Stimulus Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to resume talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to work on a compromise for a new round of stimulus for the U.S. economy, according to a person familiar with the plans. Read more...
24 Sep Purge of Chinese Technologies Confusing, Rushed, Costly, Trucking Groups Say Trucking industry groups said the rule requiring carriers to locate and purge technology made by five Chinese companies is confusing and doesn't give them time to complete their searches. Read more...