Coronavirus News Updates

Business, Safety, Logistics

Trucking Adjusts in Cities Hit Hardest by the Coronavirus

Fleet operations have had to be nimble to navigate amid disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus, particularly in hard-hit cities such as New York, San Francisco, New Orleans and Detroit.

April 21, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Freight Groups Push for Inclusion in ‘Heroes Fund’

Two groups integral to the distribution of fuel in the country called on Congress to include them in a proposal that would provide essential personnel $25,000 in compensation during the pandemic.

April 21, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

OPEC+ Ministers Hold Impromptu Call to Reflect on Price Rout

Oil ministers from the OPEC+ coalition held an unscheduled conference call on April 21 to discuss the collapse in crude prices, though a closing statement signaled they didn’t settle on any new policy measures.

April 21, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

China’s Air Travel Rebound Stalls on Lack of Leisure Demand

A recovery in demand for flights within China is stuck at about 45% of pre-coronavirus levels as people continue to shun leisure trips after the outbreak.

April 21, 2020
Government, Business

Border Restrictions Extended; Trucking Remains Exempt

The Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security recently extended travel restrictions that apply to the Canadian and Mexican borders to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

April 21, 2020
Business, Fuel

Negative WTI Offers Glimpse of Future for Oil Market in Meltdown

Traders may have hoped that the April 20 collapse in U.S. oil prices below zero for the first time in history was an aberration.

April 21, 2020
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

Truck Tonnage Up 4.3% Year-Over-Year on Coronavirus Surge

Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.

April 21, 2020
Business, Fuel, Logistics

World’s Biggest Oil Storage Firm Says Almost All Space Sold

The world’s biggest independent oil storage company has all but run out of space for crude and refined products as a result of the fast-expanding glut that COVID-19 has created.

April 21, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Covenant Relocates Texarkana Terminal Operations

Covenant Transportation Group is planning to close its Texarkana, Ark., terminal and relocate operations to other facilities, the company announced April 20.

April 21, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Calls for Federal Coordination of Supply Chain for COVID-19 Tests

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for federal coordination of the supply chain to make COVID-19 testing more widely accessible to states.

April 21, 2020