24 Mar CVSA Offers Coronavirus Guidance to Roadside Inspectors From decontamination of their uniforms daily to keeping their distance from truck cabs and drivers, roadside inspectors face increasingly challenging conditions in keeping the nation’s highways safe in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. Read more...
23 Mar Singapore Shipping Liner Fined for Dumping Oil in Pacific A shipping company was ordered to pay a $1.65 million fine and given four years’ probation after one of its vessels was caught dumping oil bilge water into the Pacific Ocean, a short distance from the Golden Gate Bridge. Read more...
23 Mar Diesel Falls 7.4¢ to $2.659 per Gallon; Gasoline Plunges 12.8¢ The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 7.4 cents to $2.659 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported March 23 as oil prices went lower. Read more...
23 Mar How America Is Thanking Truckers During the Coronavirus Crisis As America grapples with the coronavirus and daily life is altered, the nation's truck drivers are among those who are risking their personal health and doing the hard work to keep products moving. And their effort is being recognized. Here are some examples. Read more...
23 Mar House Leaders Call for Commerce Grants Amid Crisis In an address to the nation, the transportation leader in the U.S. House of Representatives emphasized the critical role of commercial drivers during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
23 Mar Boeing Will Halt Work at Seattle-Area Factories Boeing Co. is temporarily shuttering its Seattle-area manufacturing hub for two weeks, adding to a wave of plant closings sweeping the globe and compounding difficulties for a company navigating one of the aviation industry’s biggest disruptions in decades. Read more...
23 Mar Crossword Puzzle Solution for March 23, 2020 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the March 23, 2020 print edition. Read more...
23 Mar Tens of Thousands Are Getting Laid Off in US Shale Patch The spread of the coronavirus coupled with an oil-price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia threatens to devastate the oil services industry and its workers. Read more...
23 Mar Trump Optimistic Economic Stimulus Will Advance While Republicans and Democrats disagree on certain priorities in a $1.8 trillion economic stimulus package, President Donald Trump recently expressed optimism about its chances of advancing through the chambers this week. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
23 Mar Digital Freight-Matching Sector Responds to Coronavirus Outbreak Digital freight-matching companies are taking a proactive approach to confronting the coronavirus as the outbreak worsens. Read more...