In response to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials have collaborated to ease restrictions on freight haulers.
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Amazon Sales Curbs in France Stay as Judges Put Safety First
Amazon .com Inc. lost its fight to be able to sell the whole range of its products in France after failing to convince judges it had taken measures to protect workers from the coronavirus.
April 24, 202010 Actions You Can Take Today to Avoid Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums
The start of 2020 has been chaotic to say the least. This is on top of rising insurance premiums and increased nuclear verdicts. While most fleets experience double-digit-percentage coverage increases, what can you do to lower – or maintain - your premiums, reduce your liabilities and protect your fleet?
May 14, 2020Auto Plants Approach Reopenings, Putting Pressure on Detroit
Automakers are cautiously coalescing around plans to reopen North American assembly plants early next month following what will be a roughly six-week shutdown for virtually the entire industry.
April 23, 2020Carmakers Pledge 5 Million ‘Talking Cars’ in FCC Airwaves Bid
The U.S. auto industry will deploy millions more wireless systems to help prevent traffic collisions if the Federal Communications Commission abandons a proposal that would take away most of the radio frequencies reserved to carry those signals, according to an industry trade association.
April 23, 2020Anguish Grows in Russia Oil Sector Overwhelmed by Price Fall
As Russia’s small oil producers struggle to survive a historic price crash, some say in private they wish they could just set their crude ablaze.
April 23, 2020Experts’ Pessimism Deepens Over Economy’s Health
The U.S. economy likely will shrink when first-quarter gross domestic product figures are released by the federal government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis on April 29.
April 23, 202026 Million Have Sought US Jobless Aid Since Virus Hit
More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said April 23.
April 23, 2020Food Trucks Hit Snags in Securing Permits for Rest Stops
A plan by federal regulators to allow food trucks at rest areas has hit some speed bumps.
April 22, 2020Trump Focused on Infrastructure for Next Stimulus Package
After Congress cleared a nearly $500 billion small-business assistance bill, the Trump White House intends to pursue funding for infrastructure projects in the next economic stimulus measure.
April 22, 2020