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The number of Americans thrown out of work since the coronavirus crisis struck two months ago has climbed to nearly 39 million, the government said May 21.

Nominees for senior-level posts at the U.S. Department of Transportation were approved by the Senate Commerce Committee on May 20.

Employees at a Smithfield pork processing plant in South Dakota where a coronavirus outbreak infected more than 800 people were greeted at work May 20 with thank you signs, cheers and waves from about a dozen area residents.

Truck parking challenges in the Northeast amid the coronavirus pandemic — due in part to shipment type or route changes — are being surveyed by a group of 13 transportation departments and metropolitan planning organizations.

Preliminary engineering work will commence on 40 highway modernization and expansion projects in Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly and Secretary of Transportation Julie Lorenz recently announced.

Two men charged in Japan with aiding the escape of Carlos Ghosn were arrested in Massachusetts the morning of May 20 and are being held for possible extradition.

Canadian and Alaskan crude that normally travels to the U.S. West Coast is finding a market in China, where demand is almost back to pre-pandemic levels.

U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to keep the 5,525-mile border closed to nonessential traffic until June 21.

The leadership for Senate Republicans and House Democrats announced differing legislative strategies during an economic and health crisis that has prompted several transportation stakeholders to urge emergency assistance.

President Donald Trump is set to unveil rules May 19 for a $19 billion coronavirus farm aid package covering a broad swath of American agriculture that producers can begin claiming by next week.