Extension of Airline Payroll Aid Sought by Unions, Lawmakers
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers along with airline unions are calling for an extension of federal aid to prevent an expected wave of layoffs starting in October.
July 15, 2020US Industrial Output Surges by Most Since 1959 on Reopening
U.S. industrial production in June posted the largest monthly gain since 1959, indicating manufacturing is stirring to life after coronavirus-related shutdowns.
July 15, 2020Watch Replay of Newsmakers Series
Sign up to watch replays of our previous webcasts with American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello and Nikola founder and executive chairman Trevor Milton.
July 15, 2020House Panel OKs Fiscal 2021 Transportation Funding Bill
Legislation that would increase funding for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was approved July 14 during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee.
July 14, 2020FAA’s Failure to Cull Bad Pilots Cited in Fatal Atlas Crash
The fatal crash of a cargo plane last year was caused in part by the failure of the U.S. federal government to establish a reliable system of weeding out unqualified airline pilots, investigators concluded.
July 14, 2020Biden Touts Union Jobs in $2 Trillion Plan to Build Clean Energy
Joe Biden unveiled plans July 14 to spend $2 trillion galvanizing a clean energy economy, with ambitions to spur millions of union jobs building the wind turbines, sustainable homes and electric vehicles needed to rapidly throttle U.S. greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.
July 14, 2020Trucking Freight Increases 3% Year-Over-Year, ATA Report Says
The trucking industry collectively moved 11.84 billion tons of freight in 2019, according to American Trucking Associations’ annual data compendium — ATA American Trucking Trends 2020 — which was released July 13. That figure is a 3% year-over-year increase from 2018’s 11.49 tons of freight.
July 14, 2020Boeing Loses 60 Max Jet Orders in June With Virus Crimping Buyers
Boeing Co.’s order stockpile shrank further last month as airlines and lessors backed out of commitments for the grounded 737 Max jetliner in a market devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
July 14, 2020OPEC Sees Demand for Its Crude Above Pre-Virus Levels in 2021
OPEC expects demand for its crude oil to rebound sharply next year, surpassing levels seen before the coronavirus crisis, as rival producers struggle to revive output.
July 14, 202015 States Agree to Work Together for All Heavy Trucks to Be Electric by 2050
A total of 15 states and the District of Columbia have signed a joint memorandum of understanding committing to work collaboratively to advance and accelerate the market for electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles.
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