Northeast States Agree to Form Regional Supply Chain for Medical Equipment
Leaders representing seven Northeastern states have partnered to develop a regional supply chain for personal protective equipment, medical gear and testing kits amid the coronavirus pandemic.
May 4, 2020US Economy Sliding Further, Experts Say
The U.S. economy is likely in the midst of its deepest recession since the end of World War II, when modern records that tracked the nation’s gross domestic product and unemployment rates were standardized.
May 4, 2020Meatpackers Cautiously Reopen Plants Amid Coronavirus Fears
A South Dakota pork processing plant took its first steps toward reopening May 4 after being shuttered for more than two weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak that infected more than 800 employees.
May 4, 2020Mississippi DOT Starts Work on Highway Construction Project
The Mississippi Department of Transportation recently began a construction project to extend state Route 76 as part of a regional highway development effort.
May 1, 2020Railroads on Track to Meet PTC Deadline, GAO Reports
A sense of optimism about the ability to fully implement automatic braking systems prior to a Dec. 31 deadline is shared by the country’s rail operators, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
May 1, 2020FMCSA Adopts Crash Accountability Program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on May 1 announced that effective immediately it is making permanent a pilot program that will not count a crash in which a motor carrier was not at fault when calculating the carrier’s safety measurement profile. It also is expanding the types of crashes that may be considered.
May 1, 2020Manufacturing Falls in April as Virus Ravages Economy
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing retreated again in April, a victim of economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
May 1, 2020Bus Industry Seeks More Recovery Relief
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers allocated $61 billion to airlines, $25 billion to transit and $1 billion for Amtrak in the roughly $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, but the motorcoach industry, which includes charter buses, private transit buses and passenger buses, said it has been largely ignored.
May 1, 2020Detroit Divided Over What It’ll Take to Make Cars Again
The safety measures that Ford Motor Co. has spent weeks preparing to resume North American production fell short of assuaging the United Auto Workers union, which could stand in the way of much of the industry’s plans to reopen.
April 30, 2020FMCSA Distributes 1 Million Masks to Truckers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is distributing 1 million protective masks to commercial truck drivers to enhance safety during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 30, 2020