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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentBusinessFuel

Average Price of Diesel Drops 1.3¢; Oil Prices Plunge

The national average price of diesel dropped 1.3 cents, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly data released Nov. 2. The decline, which comes amid tumbling oil prices, is the eighth in the past nine weeks.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessPerspective

Perspective: Recognizing Trucking’s Character

From Sherri Garner Brumbaugh: It’s been said adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it. Having worked in trucking for more than three decades, I can safely say 2020 has been a year unlike any other for our industry. We’ve navigated countless obstacles and unforeseen twists and turns over this difficult stretch.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

FMCSA Plans Information Collection on Automated Driving Systems

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced plans to submit an Information Collection Request associated with a project to learn more about trucking industry representatives’ opinions of automated driving systems.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

OPEC+ Inches Closer to Delaying Output Hike After Russian Talks

OPEC+ inched closer to delaying its January output increase, with Russia actively discussing keeping its current curbs for an extra three months as oil markets weaken.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

US Manufacturing Gauge Expands at Fastest Pace Since 2018

U.S. manufacturing expanded in October at the fastest pace in more than two years, fueled by the strongest orders growth since early 2004 and a pickup in employment.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Virginia Launches $3.8 Billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Project

Virginia leaders recently gathered to break ground on expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the largest infrastructure project in the state’s history.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

USPS Ordered to Speed Swing-State Ballots in Time for Election Day

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Postal Service to make every effort to deliver mail-in ballots in three crucial swing states by Election Day due to uncertainty over whether votes that arrive after that will be counted.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

FedEx Vows to Avoid Transport Bottlenecks When Vaccines Are Ready

FedEx Corp. is pledging to avoid transportation logjams when a massive operation begins to deliver a coronavirus vaccine.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Election Outcome Could Stir Up Electric Vehicle Industry

Both of the major-party presidential candidates have said they support electric vehicles, but a Joe Biden win could bring changes to significantly speed up the adoption of cars and trucks built by the likes of Tesla Inc. and Nikola Corp.

November 2, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Oil Poised for Worst Month Since March With Growing Curbs

Oil headed for its biggest monthly drop since March as renewed lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus threatened to upend a shaky demand recovery.

October 30, 2020