US Economy Shrinks at 4.8% Pace, Signaling Start of Recession
The record-long U.S. economic expansion is over after almost 11 years, with what’s likely to be the deepest recession in at least eight decades now underway.
April 29, 2020Trump to Sign Order to Keep Meat Processing Plants Open
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order April 28 meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus.
April 28, 2020Excise Tax Relief Would Benefit Trucking, ATA’s Chris Spear Says
Federal policymakers crafting additional ways to restore economic stability amid the COVID-19 pandemic should consider suspending a World War I-era federal excise tax on the sale of new trucks and trailers, a coalition of freight stakeholders said April 28.
April 28, 2020FMCSA Reviews Seizure Policy
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reviewing the agency’s current seizure medical policy with an eye toward possibly eliminating a requirement that truck drivers with the condition request a special exemption from the agency.
April 28, 2020China Merchants Group Explores Taking $4 Billion Port Unit Private
China Merchants Group Ltd. is exploring taking China Merchants Port Holdings Co. private after shares of the state-owned conglomerate’s unit slid in Hong Kong this year, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
April 28, 2020CARB Approves Amendments to Reduce NOx Emissions in B20 Biofuels
The California Air Resources Board has conditionally approved a slate of regulatory amendments intended to more closely monitor the additives blended into B20 biodiesel that so far have not been deemed effective at mitigating oxides of nitrogen in the alternative diesel fuel.
April 28, 2020Average Diesel Price Falls 4.3¢ to $2.437 a Gallon
The nationwide average price of diesel fuel continued its fall this past week, declining 4.3 cents per gallon.
April 27, 2020Transportation Leaders Say Thank You to Truckers
After President Trump saluted America's truckers at the White House, congressional transportation offered their own words of thanks. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 27, 2020Tesla Rolls Out Feature Designed to Detect Stop Signs, Traffic Lights
After testing on public roads, Tesla is rolling out a new feature of its partially automated driving system designed to spot stop signs and traffic signals.
April 27, 2020FMCSA Proposes to Plug ‘Information Gap’ in Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule that would plug an existing “information gap” to ensure that state driver licensing agencies are prohibited from issuing, renewing, upgrading or transferring a commercial driver license or learner permit to truck drivers with drug and alcohol violations.
April 27, 2020