06 Aug UPS, FedEx Gear Up to Ship COVID-19 Vaccine When Ready UPS and FedEx are among the companies hard at work on strategies to ship a COVID-19 vaccine safely around the world once it is ready. Read more...
06 Aug Cummins Is Top Overall Supplier of Class 8 Engines in First Half of 2020 Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. supplied a leading 34.7% of the diesel engines used in the first half of 2020. Read more...
06 Aug USDOT IG Nominee Eric Soskin Affirms Investigative Role President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation’s internal watchdog division told senators that if confirmed he would pursue investigations without bias. Read more...
06 Aug Oil Seesaws With Demand Woes Offsetting Tighter Supply Picture Oil swung between gains and losses as uncertainty over the prospect of a U.S. virus relief bill that could boost fuel consumption offset signals of tightening global supply. Read more...
06 Aug CVTA: Driver Learner Permit, CDL Testing Delays Persist More than one-third of state driver’s license agencies continue to face moderate to significant delays in conducting commercial learner permit knowledge tests, commercial driver license skills tests or actual issuance of the physical learner permits, according to a new survey by the Commercial Vehicle Training Association. Read more...
06 Aug Driver-Assist Technologies Touted at FMCSA Truck Safety Summit The importance of hiring skilled drivers, the prospects for success with hair-based drug tests, the critical need for infrastructure funding and the promise of technology — especially as it relates to onboard vehicle systems — were among subjects discussed at an all-day Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Aug. 5 truck safety summit. Read more...
06 Aug Cadillac Set to Debut First All-Electric Vehicle Cadillac is turning to its next chapter as an electric-vehicle brand with the debut of the 2022 Cadillac Lyriq crossover. Read more...
06 Aug USPS Election Role Becomes Flashpoint in Stimulus Talks House Democrats want to throw a financial lifeline to the struggling U.S. Postal Service amid concerns that mail delays could lead to hundreds of thousands of legitimate votes being thrown out, potentially skewing the election. Senate Republicans say the money isn’t needed. Read more...
06 Aug Daseke Reports Q2 Revenue of $351.7 Million Daseke Inc. reported second-quarter net income climbed out of the red compared with the year-ago period, lifted by changes over the past year to operational and cost improvement plans. Read more...
06 Aug White House, Democrats Locked in Standoff as Deal Deadline Looms The White House and congressional Democrats are locked in a standoff over the size and breadth of a new virus relief package, with their self-imposed Aug. 7 deadline for a deal looming. Read more...