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Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.

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Amazon to Suspend Test Service for Outside Deliveries

Amazon .com Inc. is suspending a pilot program that was geared toward delivering packages for third-party vendors that sell goods on its website but that do not ship through one of its fulfillment centers.

April 9, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Airlines Squeezed by Delays in $29 Billion US Rescue Funds

U.S. airlines’ desperate bid for $29 billion in government rescue cash is being frustrated by a lengthening process and demands that companies provide more detailed financial information, people familiar with the situation said.

April 9, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Experts Stress Partnerships as COVID-19 Disrupts Supply Chain

Transportation agencies and planners should rely on communication and partnerships as they respond to immediate needs and assess long-term effects associated with the coronavirus, according to an expert.

April 9, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

House Transportation Leaders Oppose Jones Act Waiver

The transportation policy leadership at the U.S. House of Representatives recently expressed opposition to waiving the Jones Act amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 9, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Arizona DOT Reopens Shuttered Rest Stops for Truckers

The Arizona Department of Transportation has temporarily reopened two rest areas to support truckers who are hauling supplies during the coronavirus pandemic.

April 9, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

16.8 Million Americans Unemployed as Economic Toll of COVID-19 Rises

The coronavirus outbreak has thrown at least 16.8 million Americans onto the unemployment rolls in just three weeks, underscoring the terrifying speed with which the crisis has brought world economies to a near standstill.

April 9, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

FMCSA Extends HOS Emergency Declaration Through May 15

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended and expanded its emergency declaration providing regulatory relief to truck drivers who are transporting emergency supplies during the coronavirus outbreak.

April 9, 2020
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Bridgestone Set to Restart North American Tire Plant Operations

Bridgestone Americas announced plans to restart its North American commercial tire plants as well as its North American Firestone industrial products and Firestone building products manufacturing facilities April 13.

April 8, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Alphabet’s Drone Delivery Service in Virginia Sees Surge During Pandemic

Alphabet Inc.’s Wing unit is seeing a dramatic increase in the number of customers using its drone delivery service in rural Virginia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 8, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Touts Infrastructure Plan as Congress Eyes Expanded Aid

Proposals that would help the transportation sector work through the coronavirus pandemic are coming from the highest levels of government. President Donald Trump is pressing support for large investments in infrastructure funded through no-interest loans, and congressional leaders are calling for major pay increases for workers — including truck drivers — who are on the front lines of the nation’s battle against the virus.

April 8, 2020