A leading supply chain economist and data from a trucking industry research company show warehouses are filling up in advance of what could be a very busy holiday season.
November 10, 2020GovernmentBusiness
GAO Overturns Award of $19.9 Billion Global Military Moving Contract
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has overturned the award of a potential nine-year, $19.9 billion contract to a New Jersey company for moving military household goods worldwide.
November 10, 2020GovernmentBusiness
Mitch McConnell Moves to Avoid US Shutdown With Spending Bills
Senate Republicans released 12 bills to fund the government through next September, the first move toward negotiations with House Democrats that will be vital to avoid a federal shutdown in December.
November 10, 2020GovernmentBusinessSafety
New York Completes Bridge Project to Prevent Truck Strikes
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced the completion of a bridge replacement project that is meant to prevent bridge strikes by providing higher clearance for vehicles, including trucks.
November 10, 2020GovernmentBusinessSafety
FAA Poised to Lift Boeing 737 Max Jet’s Grounding ‘In the Coming Days’
Boeing Co.’s 737 Max could be approved to resume commercial service as soon as the week of Nov. 16, with U.S. aviation regulators finalizing their review of fixes to the grounded jetliner.
November 10, 2020GovernmentBusinessFuel
Diesel Increases Nationwide as Refinery Closes, Vaccine Hopes Rise
For just the second time in 2½ months, the weekly national average price of diesel fuel rose.
November 9, 2020Government
Support Grows for Infrastructure Policy on Biden’s Agenda
With decades of experience working to advance legislation on Capitol Hill, expectations are high for President-elect Joe Biden in terms of infrastructure policy. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
November 9, 2020GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Vital World Trade Route Roiled by Container Crunch
The humble shipping container has a new status in the COVID-19 pandemic: hot commodity.
November 9, 2020GovernmentBusiness
Taking Aim at Nuclear Verdicts
No fleet wants to be the next one to make news for being on the wrong end of a multimillion dollar settlement. And, yet, the latest research from American Transportation Research Institute shows the numbers rising.
November 9, 2020GovernmentBusiness
Arizona DOT Names Preferred Developer for I-10 Project in Phoenix Area
The Arizona Department of Transportation has selected a preferred developer for a project to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 10 in Phoenix that the agency has identified as a key commerce corridor.
November 9, 2020