26 Mar Record Number of Workers File for Unemployment Benefits A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits after the coronavirus outbreak forced the shutdown of major industries, small businesses and gig workers. Read more...
26 Mar Focus on Driver Health Renewed Amid Outbreak Companies are taking steps to ensure that truck drivers have access to adequate information and medical care to mitigate their risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus. Read more...
26 Mar Showers of Praise Greet Busy Truckers As truck drivers crisscross the country hauling goods vital to the fight against the coronavirus, they find themselves at the center of another fast-spreading outbreak: nationwide gratitude. It’s showing up along the roads, on TV, in emails and social media, and even at the White House. Read more...
26 Mar Paccar, DTNA Curtail Production Into April Paccar Inc. and Daimler Trucks North America, which together represent 70% of Class 8 U.S. retail sales, announced concerns over supply disruptions, weaker customer demand and economic uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic have led them to limit or suspend production into April. Read more...
26 Mar Food Distributors Play Key Role in Coronavirus Crisis Fleets that haul food and other essential products to keep grocery store shelves stocked are on the front line in the effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
26 Mar Elon Musk Will Reopen Tesla’s Buffalo Factory for Ventilators Elon Musk says the Tesla factory in Buffalo, N.Y., will reopen for ventilator production to help with the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
26 Mar Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Honda, Toyota Seek to Restart Factories Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota took steps March 26 to restart North American factories that have been closed to protect workers from the coronavirus. Read more...
26 Mar ATRI, OOIDA Partner on COVID-19 Impact Study The American Transportation Research Institute and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Foundation are partnering to conduct a study on COVID-19’s impact on trucking operations. Read more...
26 Mar Projections Show World Could Run Out of Places to Store Oil The world will run out of places to store oil in as little as three months, according to an industry consultant. Read more...
26 Mar Risk Remains Low for Coronavirus Transmission on Packages The CDC has stated on its website that at the moment, “there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with imported goods, and there have not been any cases of COVID-19 in the United States associated with imported goods,” so the concern for anything shipped from overseas is low thus far. Read more...