The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliances 2020 Operation Safe Driver Week will go on as scheduled July 12-18, the trade association representing roadside inspectors announced May 12.
May 12, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyTCA
Alameda County Orders Teslas Fremont Plant to Stop Production
Alameda County officials sent a letter to a top Tesla safety employee May 11 ordering the company to cease manufacturing at its Fremont, Calif., plant, the strongest step local government has taken to check the electric car makers defiance of health orders.
May 12, 2020GovernmentBusinessSafety
Democrats $3 Trillion New Virus Bill Aids States, Essential Workers
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package May 12, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, hazard pay for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals.
May 12, 2020GovernmentBusiness
Florida Trucking, Government Leaders Provide 500 Free Meals for Truckers
Florida transportation officials, police officers and trucking association representatives recently teamed to distribute free meals to truckers at a rest area on Interstate 75 as an act of appreciation during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 12, 2020GovernmentBusinessLogistics
US Meats Run of Growth to End in Pandemic
Meat-processing disruptions in America are set to strip billions of pounds of production, snapping a yearslong run of growth in the industry, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
May 12, 2020GovernmentBusiness
Surface Transportation Board Calls for Stakeholder Comments on Rail Carriers Invoices
A federal transportation agency is requesting comments on a proposal to include additional information with rail carriers invoices.
May 12, 2020GovernmentBusinessLogistics
China Steps Up US Soybean Buying With Million-Ton Purchase
China is stepping up purchases of soybeans from the U.S. as Brazilian sales start to wane and the Asian nation seeks to meet its pledges under the trade deal with Washington, according to people familiar with the matter.
May 12, 2020GovernmentBusiness
Airlines Granted More Flight Cuts as Consumer Complaints Surge
Struggling U.S. airlines will get more freedom to stop flying to some U.S. cities amid scant demand from passengers whove filed thousands of complaints to U.S. regulators about carrier refund policies, the Transportation Department said May 12.
May 12, 2020GovernmentBusinessSafetyPerspective
Perspective: Crisis Reveals Strength of Industry
While the supply chain may have bent at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, it did not break and that was due to the dedication, hard work and coordination of many trucking companies, truck drivers, mechanics, dockworkers and others who met the challenge head-on.
May 12, 2020GovernmentBusinessFuel
Oils Scenario of Exhausted Storage Starts to Fade
While the global oil market remains in a dire situation, its starting to look like the nightmare scenario envisioned for the past month might just be averted.
May 12, 2020