08 Jan Ship Orders Slump 50% With Owners Unsure Which Fuel to Use Ship owners facing looming deadlines to use less-polluting fuels have slashed the number of new vessels on order because they don’t know which alternative technology to switch to. Read more...
08 Jan Trucking Jobs Gain in December Outweighed by Wider Labor Trouble The U.S. labor market lost jobs in December for the first time in eight months, yet transportation-related businesses showed solid growth, the Labor Department said Jan. 8. Read more...
07 Jan New Geotab Division Helps Utilities Support EV Adoption Fleet management solutions provider Geotab unveiled a service Jan. 7 focused on helping utilities support electric vehicle adoption. Read more...
07 Jan Biden Selects Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Labor Secretary President-elect Joe Biden has selected Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to serve as secretary of the Department of Labor. Read more...
07 Jan December Class 8 Orders Fourth-Best Ever North American Class 8 orders in December notched the fourth-highest volume ever as they surpassed 50,000 for the second consecutive month, according to ACT Research citing truck makers’ initial data. Read more...
07 Jan Top Senate Democrats Hopeful About Infrastructure Agenda Amid Political Turmoil Lawmakers are working to shift attention from the contentious battle for the White House to legislative issues now that Congress has certified President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college victory, and the outcomes of two Senate runoff elections in Georgia have been settled in Democrats’ favor. Read more...
07 Jan Retrial of Former Pilot President Mark Hazelwood Is Likely, Attorney Says Retrial of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood, convicted of cheating truckers out of diesel fuel rebates, now appears likely, according to Hazelwood’s lead attorney. Read more...
07 Jan Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced her resignation Jan. 7 on her Twitter account, one day after a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Building. Read more...
07 Jan Biden Taps Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as Commerce Chief, Source Says President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as his nominee for commerce secretary, a person familiar with the matter said Jan. 7. Read more...
07 Jan Initial Jobless Claims Remain Elevated Heading Into 2021 Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits were little changed at elevated levels in the final week of 2020, indicating the labor market remains battered with the pandemic dragging on. Read more...