21 Dec US Airlines Carry 1 Million Passengers for Third Straight Day Americans are putting aside health risks and flying in increasing numbers during the Christmas holiday season. Read more...
21 Dec Crossword Puzzle Solution for December 21, 2020 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in December 21, 2020 print edition. Read more...
21 Dec Maersk Warns of Africa Piracy Risk After Cargo Ship Attacked A containership owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S was attacked off the West African coast, prompting the company to warn of a rising risk from piracy in the area. Read more...
21 Dec Tesla Slides on First Day of Trading on S&P 500 Index Tesla Inc. was among the biggest drags on the S&P 500 in its first day of trading on the benchmark. Read more...
21 Dec UK Freight Firms Turn to Planes as Brexit Triggers Truck Jams Logistics companies including DB Schenker and DSV Panalpina A/S have begun chartering planes to keep U.K. factories supplied with components and avoid snarls in road and sea transport caused by Brexit. Read more...
21 Dec Trucking Faces Transitional Year in 2021 Trucking is entering a year of change as the industry moves past the coronavirus pandemic and adjusts to new practices. Read more...
21 Dec The Year in Charts: Volatility and Resiliency for Trucking Truck buyers started 2020 in a cautious mood, waiting to see what would happen amid expectations of softening freight demand and overcapacity in the coming year — 2019 had ended as the best Class 8 sales year since 2006. At the same time, the novel coronavirus was drawing closer. Read more...
21 Dec CDC Panel Includes Transportation Workers on 'Essential' List for Vaccine Priority A federal advisory panel recommends that the next round of coronavirus vaccines be given to teachers, first responders, correction officers and grocery store employees, along with people 75 and over. Truckers and other transportation workers would fall into a group behind that group. Read more...
20 Dec Congress Gets Text of $900 Billion Relief Bill Hours Before Vote The House released the text of a massive 5,593-page package of legislation that combines pandemic relief with a bill to fund government operations just hours before lawmakers were set to cast their votes on Dec. 21. Read more...
20 Dec Virus Relief Bill Includes Direct Payments, Tax Breaks The House and Senate are set to vote Dec. 21 on $900 billion in pandemic relief aimed at boosting the U.S. economy into the early spring, combined with $1.4 trillion to fund regular government operations for the rest of the fiscal year. Read more...