08 Jun Trump’s Executive Order Seeks to Advance Major Infrastructure Projects An executive order to expedite the permitting process for big-ticket infrastructure projects that President Donald Trump signed recently is meant to assist the economy during the pandemic. Read more...
08 Jun Daimler Truck Coordinates Fuel Cell Activities With New Company Daimler Truck AG has established Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co., the organizational and legal framework intended to bring together all of the group’s fuel cell activities. Read more...
08 Jun Oil Erases Gains With Saudis Ending Extra Output Cuts Oil fell after Saudi Arabia said it wouldn’t continue its additional, deeper output curbs after June. Read more...
08 Jun Cristobal Now a Depression, Moving Toward Great Lakes NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Cristobal weakened into a depression early June 8 after inundating coastal Louisiana and ginning up dangerous weather along most of the U.S. Gulf Coast, sending waves crashing over Mississippi beaches, swamping parts of an Alabama island town and spawning a tornado in Florida. Read more...
08 Jun BP to Cut 10,000 Jobs Worldwide Amid Pandemic LONDON — Energy producer BP announced June 8 that it will slash its global workforce by 10,000 jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic slams the oil and gas industry. Read more...
05 Jun Strick Trailers Upgrades Lining System Strick Trailers will enhance its VT100 plywood panel vans with vertically installed DymondPly lining composite panels made by Ridge Corp. Read more...
05 Jun TMC Survey Shows COVID-19 Impacts on Maintenance Operations A survey conducted by American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council in March and April found that the COVID-19 pandemic had little impact on the readiness of the technician labor force for fleets and service providers. Read more...
05 Jun TA to Add Franchise Sites TravelCenters of America Inc. announced plans to open three new travel centers in as many weeks during June. Read more...
05 Jun Carriers, Truck Dealers Take Safety Precautions Amid COVID-19 As COVID-19 spread across the country and the number of cases began to spike, some trucking companies and truck dealers made significant operational changes in their maintenance shops to prevent exposure to the virus. Read more...
05 Jun Trump Says He’ll Ask Congress for Additional Economic Stimulus President Donald Trump said he’ll ask Congress to pass more economic stimulus, including a payroll tax cut, even after the government reported a surprise improvement in U.S. unemployment June 5. Read more...