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GovernmentBusinessSafety

Government Groups Launch Truck Parking Survey for Northeast Region

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.

May 20, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Preliminary Work to Begin on 40 Highway Projects in Kansas

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.

May 20, 2020
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Honeywell Proposes Technology-Led Future for Flight Safety

Honeywell International Inc. has been thinking about what it will take to coax people back onto airplanes. A virus-killing robot that can patrol empty aisles between flights, zapping out ultraviolet light, makes a good start.

May 20, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Commercial Vehicle Group Reports Q1 Net Loss, Revenue Decline

Component supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported slumping revenue and a net loss in the first quarter as production of vehicles declined in key markets.

May 20, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Ghosn’s Suspected Escape Accomplices Arrested in Boston

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.

May 20, 2020
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Delivery Robot Operators Adjust to °®¶¹´«Ã½ Environment

Peter Daniels is one of the millions of Americans working from home because of the coronavirus, and he watches delivery robots as they roll along sidewalks 350 miles away.

May 20, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

Chinese Revival Draws Rare Shipments of Alaskan, Canadian Oil

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.

May 20, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

US Extends Border Closings With Canada, Mexico; Trucking Remains Exempt

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

May 19, 2020
BusinessFuel

Gig Economy Drivers Are Fueling a US Gasoline Demand Rebound

Gig-economy deliveries for groceries, alcohol and other goods look to be driving a nascent recovery in U.S. gasoline demand after the lowest plunge in almost 30 years.

May 19, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

IAA Commercial Vehicles Show Canceled Over Pandemic Concerns

The organizer of IAA Commercial Vehicles 2020 has canceled the truck show scheduled for Sept. 24-30 in Hanover, Germany, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 19, 2020