11 Dec FMCSA Plans Information Collection for CDL Testing Delays Survey The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is planning to submit an Information Collection Request associated with its annual survey on commercial driver license skills testing delays. Read more...
11 Dec House Lawmaker Introduces Rural Infrastructure Bill Legislation meant to assist rural transportation corridors was introduced by Rep. Carol Miller this month. Read more...
11 Dec Uber, Others Jockey for Early COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Workers Uber says its drivers should get priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine because they provide crucial transportation to health care workers and the general public. Read more...
11 Dec Consumer Sentiment in US Rises Unexpectedly on Vaccine News A gauge of U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly increased in early December to the second-highest level since March, amid prospects for a vaccine coming soon to tame the pandemic. Read more...
11 Dec FDA Head Expects Vaccine Emergency Use Soon WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration says his agency has told Pfizer that it “will rapidly work” to grant emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine following a positive recommendation by government advisers. Read more...
11 Dec Government Shutdown Averted as Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill The Senate passed a one-week government spending bill and President Donald Trump signed it Dec. 11, averting a government shutdown. Read more...
10 Dec YRC Loan Profitable for Treasury, Mnuchin Says Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a congressional oversight committee that the federal government has made money on a $700 million loan it extended to YRC Worldwide under a coronavirus relief package for businesses that were deemed essential in fighting the pandemic. Read more...
10 Dec Indiana Awards $101 Million for Local Roads, Bridges The Indiana Department of Transportation and Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that local government agencies have received a combined $101 million in state matching funds to support road and bridge projects. Read more...
10 Dec Transportation Management Technologies Reach Inflection Point A series of trends and technological advancements is driving change with transportation management systems at an unprecedented pace, according to carriers and TMS providers. Read more...
10 Dec SelecTrucks Prepares for Wave of Cascadia Models to Reach Used Market The used Class 8 sleeper market is showing signs of a rebound, said Mary Aufdemberg, president of Daimler Trucks Remarketing. Read more...