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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.

GovernmentBusinessSafety

ATA's Chris Spear: Industry Thankful for Cooperation, but Challenges Remain

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear is proud of the work his industry is doing to help the nation through the COVID-19 crisis, but notes that challenges lie ahead for business and government as the country remains stymied by the virus.

March 31, 2020
BusinessEquipment

VTNA, Fontaine Modification Partner on Day Cab

Volvo Trucks North America is partnering with Fontaine Modification Co. to offer its Auto Hauler 300 model, a day cab, at an unladen 94.5-inch height.

March 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

FMCSA Issues COVID-19 Waiver for Truck Drivers With Learner Permits

Federal trucking regulators have issued a three-month waiver that will allow truck drivers with commercial learner permits to operate during the COVID-19 emergency without a commercial licensed driver in the front seat of the cab, provided the CDL driver is in the truck.

March 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Diesel Drops 7.3¢ to $2.586 a Gallon in 12th Straight Decline

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 7.3 cents to $2.586 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported March 30.

March 30, 2020
BusinessSafety

Some Instacart, Amazon Workers Strike as Jobs Get Riskier

Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job March 30 demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.

March 30, 2020
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

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March 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Trump to Cut Back Obama-Era Emissions, Fuel Economy Requirements

The Trump administration will dramatically relax automobile emissions and fuel economy standards so that only modest efficiency gains are required through 2026, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

FCC Extends 5.9 GHz Spectrum Proposal Comment Deadline

The Federal Communications Commission recently extended the opportunity to reply to comments on its proposed rulemaking to dedicate a significant aspect of auto safety airwaves for broadband uses.

March 30, 2020
BusinessEquipment

DTNA Dealers to Add 700 Service Bays in 2020

Daimler Trucks North America announced its dealer network is building or remodeling more than 40 locations across 30 U.S. states and Canadian provinces to add 700 service bays this year.

March 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyTCA

About 2,000 USPS Workers Are Quarantined Over Coronavirus Concerns

Around 2,000 U.S. Postal Service employees nationwide are in quarantine over concerns that they may have been exposed to coronavirus, and more than 60 have tested positive for the virus, according to the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Postal Service.

March 30, 2020