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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, 2020

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, 2020

Airlines 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, 2020

COVID-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, 2020

Musk 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, 2020

Musk’s Aim to Restart Tesla Plant Sets Up Potential Clash

Tesla Inc. plans to reopen its sole U.S. car factory as soon as May 8, possibly setting up another battle with local health authorities in California.

May 8, 2020

Lawmakers Still Eyeing Highway Bill Despite Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Legislators are keeping an eye on advancing a new highway policy measure as the federal response to the novel coronavirus dominates much of lawmakers’ time and attention.

May 7, 2020

Industry Doubles Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s Call to Fight Trafficking

The transportation industry has doubled Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s call to commit to practices that help combat human trafficking.

May 7, 2020

Iowa Driver Among First in US to Use Technology for CDL Skills Test

Lonnie Orr of Davenport, Iowa, was among the first drivers in the U.S. to take advantage of a federal emergency declaration allowing new drivers to maintain COVID-19 social distancing while having their driving abilities evaluated by a state examiner observing from a trailing vehicle.

May 7, 2020