16 Jul Americans Take Up New Eating Habits, Forcing Farms to Raze Crops Americans have rapidly changed the ways they buy, cook and eat food in just four months, leaving everyone from farmers to restaurants unable to match their pivot. Read more...
16 Jul Truck Drivers Should Beware of CBD, Drug Policy Expert Says The U.S. Department of Transportation told truck drivers use of CBD oils would be at their own career risk. Read more...
16 Jul House Transportation Panel Advances Water Infrastructure Bill Legislation that would advance construction of certain freight projects and promote resilience across myriad water systems was easily approved July 15 by the transportation committee at the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more...
16 Jul Uber Takes Shot at Lyft in Defense to Gig-Worker Suit Uber Technologies Inc. is trying to duck a California lawsuit that threatens to upend its business model — by pointing a finger at Lyft Inc. Read more...
16 Jul Number of Laid-Off Workers Seeking Jobless Aid Stuck at 1.3 Million The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, a historically high level that indicates many companies are still cutting jobs as the viral outbreak intensifies. Read more...
15 Jul ATA Lauds Trump’s Environmental Permitting Reforms President Donald Trump’s push to advance infrastructure projects through environmental permitting changes earned broad support across the freight industry. Read more...
15 Jul Fed Survey Shows Tepid Recovery in Early July Optimism about a nascent recovery in the U.S. economy was dampened by increased uncertainty over the path of the coronavirus, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve. Read more...
15 Jul Oil Jumps After Trump Leans Against Further Chinese Sanctions Oil jumped to a four-month high after President Donald Trump indicated that he doesn’t want to add more sanctions against Chinese officials for now in a move to diffuse tensions with Beijing. Read more...
15 Jul C.H. Robinson, Microsoft Forge Alliance to Enhance Supply Chain Monitoring C.H. Robinson and Microsoft Corp. have aligned with the goal of digitally transforming supply chains to improve monitoring, the trucking company announced July 14. Read more...
15 Jul Economic Recovery Threatened by COVID-19 Resurgence, Experts Say The U.S. economy, which had begun to improve, is now in jeopardy of stalling amid rising cases of COVID-19 infections. Read more...