19 Mar Congress Prepares $1 Trillion Emergency Aid Package Congressional leaders announced efforts to draft an economic stimulus package of up to $1 trillion meant to assist portions of the transportation sector, the supply chain and consumers anticipating financial turmoil as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
19 Mar Truck Stops, Travel Centers Open During Coronavirus Crisis Most travel centers and truck stops nationwide are remaining open during the coronavirus pandemic but operate with restrictions ranging from disallowing sit-down food service to practicing social-distancing precautions. Read more...
19 Mar Surge in Shopping Puts Pressure on Labor, Supply Chain for Grocers Consumer demand for food and household goods has surged with the continued spread of the novel coronavirus. Read more...
19 Mar Contango in Full Swing for Crude Oil Market Oil tankers are starting to drop anchor as traders start deploying the vessels to keep barrels at sea in the wake of the price plunge. Read more...
19 Mar New Jersey DOT Awards $30.1 Million for Local Freight Routes The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced that $30.1 million has been awarded to counties and municipalities for projects meant to help facilitate large-truck traffic. Read more...
19 Mar Tesla to Slash Workers Showing Up at Fremont Plant By Three-Quarters Tesla, the Bay Area’s largest manufacturer, has greatly reduced the number of workers coming to its Fremont, Calif., assembly plant, though it’s not clear if the cutbacks put it in full compliance with health orders Alameda County and five other Bay Area counties imposed Monday to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Read more...
19 Mar Automakers Shut North American Plants Outright Over COVID-19 Fears Concerns about the spreading coronavirus forced most of North America’s auto plants to close, at least temporarily. Read more...
19 Mar Cargo Container Availability Under Stress as Virus Goes Global A shipping container shortage that has left everything from Thai curry to Canadian peas idling in ports may be about to get a whole lot worse as China steps up its coronavirus precautions on incoming vessels. Read more...
18 Mar Stocks Drop as Recession Fears Take Hold; Dow Loses 1,300 After a brutal few weeks, the Dow has now lost nearly all of its gains since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Read more...
18 Mar FMCSA Issues Expanded HOS Emergency Declaration The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on March 18 issued an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency supplies in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Read more...