08 May Great Dane Adds Velocity Vehicle Group as Dealer Great Dane announced Velocity Vehicle Group is now a full-service Great Dane dealer. Read more...
08 May Florida Trucking, Government Leaders Provide 500 Free Meals for Truckers Florida transportation officials, police officers and trucking association representatives recently teamed to distribute free meals to truckers at a rest area on Interstate 75 as an act of appreciation during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
08 May Orange EV Places First Electric Terminal Truck in Missouri Orange EV announced Terminal Consolidation Co. deployed an Orange EV T-Series battery-electric terminal truck to move shipping containers at TCC’s Kansas City, Mo., operation. Read more...
08 May Trucking Industry Chassis Dispute With Ocean Carriers Heats Up U.S. trucking companies that operate at the nation’s ports are preparing to take a long-simmering financial dispute with overseas ocean carriers to the Federal Maritime Commission. Read more...
08 May House Bill Directs Fed to Cover COVID-19 FEMA Costs A bill that would ensure the federal government cover the costs of COVID-19-related Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance under major disaster declarations was introduced by top House Democrats on May 1. Read more...
08 May Musk’s Aim to Restart Tesla Plant Sets Up Potential Clash Tesla Inc. plans to reopen its sole U.S. car factory as soon as May 8, possibly setting up another battle with local health authorities in California. Read more...
08 May Jobless Rate Triples to 14.7% in Sharpest Labor Downturn In the harshest downturn for American workers in history, employers cut an unprecedented 20.5 million jobs in April and the unemployment rate more than tripled to 14.7%. Read more...
07 May Former XPO Executive to Become Next Postmaster General A Republican fundraiser and political donor from North Carolina who also worked as an executive at XPO Logistics will be the next postmaster general. Read more...
07 May Lawmakers Still Eyeing Highway Bill Despite Coronavirus Relief Efforts Legislators are keeping an eye on advancing a new highway policy measure as the federal response to the novel coronavirus dominates much of lawmakers’ time and attention. Read more...
07 May Oil Slips With Glut Concerns, Reversing Saudi Price Hike Boost Oil fell in a day of wild price swings as investors weighed supply-and-demand fundamentals against Saudi Arabia’s global price hike. Read more...