Jobless Claims Fall to 684,000, Fewest Since Pandemic
WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign that the economy is improving.
March 25, 2021Buttigieg Pitches Infrastructure Needs to Divided Congress
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning that the country’s infrastructure needs exceed $1 trillion and that other countries, namely China, are pulling ahead of the U.S. with their public works investments, a scenario he describes as “a threat to our collective future.”
March 25, 2021Suez Canal Choked for Third Day as Elite Team Tackles Stuck Ship
A huge backlog of ships was building up around the Suez Canal for a third day as an elite salvage team set about the monumental challenge of freeing the container vessel that’s blocking the crucial waterway.
March 25, 2021Bosch Research Calculates Value of Level 2 ADAS
Bosch Research announced that recent accident data it studied pointed to significant potential reductions in injuries and deaths, and to the cost savings that could result from equipping Classes 7-8 vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems focused on a truck’s position in a lane.
March 24, 2021USDOT Begins Undoing Trump-Era Restrictions on Rulemaking
The U.S. Department of Transportation has begun the process of undoing a set of Trump-era regulations that ground agency work with industry to a halt and threatened to slow adoption of major policy goals of the Biden administration.
March 24, 2021Senate Commerce Committee Chair Looks to Infrastructure Investments
Approving massive investments for transportation projects would significantly improve the country’s economy, Maria Cantwell, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee said at a hearing March 24.
March 24, 2021Arkansas Carrier Forced to Close After Multimillion-Dollar Ruling
Over Valentine’s Day dinner last year, Randy Clifton and his wife, Karyn, decided the fate of the trucking company that had been Randy’s pride and joy for a decade. Unfortunately, they had to close down.
March 24, 2021Alabama Leaders Pitch Trucks-Only Toll Bridge
Leaders in the Mobile, Ala., area have proposed plans for a new toll bridge project that will be exclusive to large trucks.
March 24, 2021Containership Blocking Suez Canal Remains Stuck
A giant containership remains stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s busiest maritime trade routes that’s vital for the movement of everything from oil to consumer goods.
March 24, 2021House Transportation Leader Reiterates Opposition to 5.9 GHz Sharing
The top transportation policymaker in the U.S. House of Representatives reaffirmed his opposition to the shift in the transportation safety spectrum space for broadband uses.
March 23, 2021