17 Apr Autonomous-Driving Startup Pony.ai Takes on Last-Mile Delivery With autonomous-vehicle companies parked by COVID-19, Pony.ai has teamed up with Los Angeles-based e-commerce site Yamibuy to deliver packages and groceries in the city of Irvine, Calif. Read more...
16 Apr J.B. Hunt Reports Mixed Results for Q1 Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported lower first-quarter net income on increased operating revenue on April 14. Read more...
16 Apr Trump Unveils Phased Approach to Reopening Economy New White House guidelines outline a phased approach to restoring normal commerce and services, but only for places with strong testing and seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. Read more...
16 Apr Food Makers See Issues Now that Panic Buying Has Waned Some of America’s largest food companies are finally feeling the pinch with restaurants across the U.S. remaining closed for weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
16 Apr Montana Judge Blocks Keystone XL Permit for River Crossings TC Energy Corp.’s Keystone XL oil-sands pipeline was dealt a setback with a judge’s ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers improperly approved a streamlined permit process without fully evaluating the impact on endangered species. Read more...
16 Apr Fuel Cell Experts Argue for Cleaner Commercial Trucks The trucking industry needs to continue adopting electric technologies such as fuel cells in order to combat pollution, experts said April 14. Read more...
16 Apr Partnership Formed to Get Masks, Hand Sanitizer to Drivers A coalition of trucking industry groups recently distributed 4,000 free face masks to small trucking firms whose drivers are delivering goods amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
16 Apr Trump Praises Trucking Industry’s Pandemic Response at White House Event President Donald Trump commended America’s truckers for their dedication while serving as essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic during a presentation at the White House April 16. Read more...
16 Apr Governors Ask Trump to Waive Biofuel Quotas Amid Pandemic Five American governors are asking the Trump administration to waive U.S. biofuel-blending requirements, arguing the cost of complying with the mandates on top of coronavirus-spurred lockdowns pose a “severe economic harm” to the country. Read more...
16 Apr Airlines Plunge After United Warns of ‘Essentially Zero’ Demand U.S. airlines sank after United Airlines Holdings Inc. said travel demand was “essentially zero,” with no sign of improvement in the near term. Read more...