Coronavirus News Updates

Business, Safety, Fuel

Oil Refineries in Texas Grapple With COVID-19 Outbreaks

Oil refineries arent being spared as COVID-19 sweeps through Texas, which is setting records for new infections and hospitalizations in the U.S. almost daily.

July 10, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

Consumer Brands Spearheads Contactless Delivery Task Force

A task force was launched to develop standards for reducing human contact when moving freight from Class 8 vehicles to last-mile drop-offs.

July 9, 2020
Government, Business

Layoffs Stuck at High Level as 1.3 Million Seek Jobless Aid

More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus.

July 9, 2020
Government, Business

United Air Says 36,000 US Jobs at Risk Once Aid Ends

United Airlines Holdings Inc. notified 36,000 employees, or 45% of its U.S. workforce, that their jobs are at risk after federal payroll aid expires at the end of September.

July 8, 2020
Business, Fuel

Oils Recovery Capped by Stubborn US Crude Glut, Dour Demand

Oils recent rally has hit a ceiling, with U.S. crude inventories holding near a record high and gasoline demand still at the weakest seasonal level in more than 20 years.

July 8, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Mexican President Lopez Obrador to Meet With Trump on USMCA

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will on July 8 hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump during a working visit aimed at marking the launch of the new North American trade agreement, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

July 8, 2020
Business, Logistics

Worlds Supply Chain Managers Bask in Their Extended Moment

Accustomed to crunch time and performing in a crisis, the worlds supply chain managers are having something of an extended moment in pandemic recovery mode.

July 8, 2020
Business, Technology

Daimler AG Sharpens Cost Cutting With Sales Recovery on Horizon

Daimler AG CEO Ola Kallenius will widen cost cuts to shore up returns, even as the German manufacturer signaled demand for cars and trucks has started to recover from the most dramatic slump in decades.

July 8, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

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.

July 8, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Biden Promises to Bolster US Medical Equipment Supply Chain

Joe Biden is promising to shift production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products back to U.S. soil, creating jobs and bolstering a domestic supply chain he says has been exposed as inadequate and vulnerable by the coronavirus outbreak.

July 7, 2020