The California Trucking Association continues to lay the legal groundwork to block the state from enforcing a law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees.
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Musk Says Tesla Poised to Defy California County, Reopen Car Plant
Elon Musk said Tesla Inc. is flouting the California county that has blocked its efforts to reopen its only U.S. car plant by restarting production at the facility.
May 11, 2020Airlines Balance Fewer Flights, Travelers Seeking Social Distance
U.S. airlines are grappling with one outcome of the deep schedule cuts they’ve made in response to near-zero travel demand: Many of the flights that remain are starting to fill up, complicating social distancing guidelines and angering some passengers.
May 11, 2020Electric Truck Integration Poses Challenges for Fleets, Study Shows
Many fleets are looking to integrate electric trucks into their operations but are stymied by a series of obstacles that will slow the shift from diesel vehicles.
May 11, 2020COVID-19 Will Exacerbate Rural Transportation Funding Needs, TRIP Finds
Rural transportation needs face a significant funding deficit that will be compounded by the coronavirus pandemic’s blow to state revenue sources, according to a recent report from The Road Information Program.
May 12, 2020Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Output Again
Saudi Arabia announced a surprise move to slash oil output to the lowest point in 18 years as it tries to spur the recovery from an energy crisis that has devastated the kingdom’s finances.
May 11, 2020Harvesters Struggle to Recruit Foreign Crews During Pandemic
Kansas harvester Mike Keimig is growing increasingly anxious about whether the foreign seasonal workers he needs to run his nine combines and drive his grain trucks will arrive in time for the start of the winter wheat harvest, which is just weeks away.
May 11, 2020Musk Emerges as Loud Reopen Proponent With Tesla Threats
Tesla Inc. asserts that restarting its operations in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t make the company an outlier, nor is it going against the grain.
May 11, 2020Trucking Sheds 88,300 Jobs in April
The Labor Department said 88,300 trucking and warehouse positions were lost in April as unemployment nationwide reached 14.7%.
May 8, 2020Minnesotans Lose Thousands in Auto Dealer-Shipper Scam
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning Minnesotans about scams in which auto dealers and shippers ask customers to wire money for cars they have bought online.
May 8, 2020