Coronavirus News Updates

BusinessSafetyTop 100

Pandemic Puts Added Strain on Drivers

During the COVID-19 pandemic, professional drivers have found themselves more isolated that usual as companies limited in-person interaction to prevent the virus from spreading.

June 22, 2020
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

Trucking Rises to Meet Unprecedented Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains and caused severe business challenges for many fleets, but it also will be remembered as a time when the trucking industry’s essential role within our society has never been clearer.

June 22, 2020
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Detroit Carmakers to Resume Pre-COVID Output to Meet Demand

Detroit’s automakers are gearing up for full production as they race to make up for lost output and meet stronger-than-expected demand.

June 19, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Hiring Rose in 46 States in May; Jobless Rates Still High

Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy’s surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country — in both states that began reopening their economies early and those that did so only later.

June 19, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

House Democrats Pitch $1.5 Trillion in Infrastructure Spending

House Democrats on June 18 pitched a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure and urged President Donald Trump to immediately engage in negotiations on how to pay for it.

June 18, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

1.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek Unemployment Benefits

About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.

June 18, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

US Borders With Mexico, Canada to Stay Closed, Except for Essential Traffic

Officials in Washington, Ottawa and Mexico City say the border closings to nonessential travel between the U.S. and its northern and southern neighbors will remain in place for at least another month. The borders have been closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

June 18, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

More Federal Funds Needed for Agencies, Experts Say

More funds are needed to help transportation groups and transit agencies navigate COVID-19 pandemic recovery, according to experts.

June 18, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Hertz Halts Plan to Sell ‘Worthless’ Stock on SEC Scrutiny

Hertz suspended plans to raise cash by selling new shares that the bankrupt car renter described as potentially “worthless” after its proposal failed to pass muster with regulators.

June 17, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

China’s Meat Testing Threatens to Derail US Pork Exports

China’s move to test imported meat for the novel coronavirus is threatening to derail trade with the world’s largest pork consumer, hurting American farmers who had seen shipments boom.

June 17, 2020