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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Musk Says Tesla Poised to Defy California County, Reopen Car Plant

Elon Musk said Tesla Inc. is flouting the California county that has blocked its efforts to reopen its only U.S. car plant by restarting production at the facility.

May 11, 2020
Government

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao: ‘Truckers Are Our Heroes’

Society often judges its heroes by the sports they dominate. The real heroes in the age of COVID-19 are found on the nation's roads. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Airlines Balance Fewer Flights, Travelers Seeking Social Distance

U.S. airlines are grappling with one outcome of the deep schedule cuts they’ve made in response to near-zero travel demand: Many of the flights that remain are starting to fill up, complicating social distancing guidelines and angering some passengers.

May 11, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Electric Truck Integration Poses Challenges for Fleets, Study Shows

Many fleets are looking to integrate electric trucks into their operations but are stymied by a series of obstacles that will slow the shift from diesel vehicles.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
May 11, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Output Again

Saudi Arabia announced a surprise move to slash oil output to the lowest point in 18 years as it tries to spur the recovery from an energy crisis that has devastated the kingdom’s finances.

Javier Blas | Bloomberg News
May 11, 2020
Government, Business

Harvesters Struggle to Recruit Foreign Crews During Pandemic

Kansas harvester Mike Keimig is growing increasingly anxious about whether the foreign seasonal workers he needs to run his nine combines and drive his grain trucks will arrive in time for the start of the winter wheat harvest, which is just weeks away.

Roxana Hegeman | Associated Press
May 11, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Musk Emerges as Loud Reopen Proponent With Tesla Threats

Tesla Inc. asserts that restarting its operations in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t make the company an outlier, nor is it going against the grain.

Craig Trudell | Bloomberg News
May 11, 2020
Government, Business

Trucking Sheds 88,300 Jobs in April

The Labor Department said 88,300 trucking and warehouse positions were lost in April as unemployment nationwide reached 14.7%.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 8, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Minnesotans Lose Thousands in Auto Dealer-Shipper Scam

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning Minnesotans about scams in which auto dealers and shippers ask customers to wire money for cars they have bought online.

Tim Harlow | StarTribune
May 8, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Casts Doubt on Future of China Trade Deal

President Donald Trump cast doubt on the future of his “phase one” trade deal with China, one of the biggest accomplishments of his first term, saying May 8 that he’s struggling with Beijing in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic.

Josh Wingrove | Bloomberg News
May 8, 2020