New Jersey DOT Awards $30.1 Million for Local Freight Routes
The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced that $30.1 million has been awarded to counties and municipalities for projects meant to help facilitate large-truck traffic.
March 19, 2020Tesla to Slash Workers Showing Up at Fremont Plant By Three-Quarters
Tesla, the Bay Area’s largest manufacturer, has greatly reduced the number of workers coming to its Fremont, Calif., assembly plant, though it’s not clear if the cutbacks put it in full compliance with health orders Alameda County and five other Bay Area counties imposed Monday to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
March 19, 2020Senate Clears Second Coronavirus Emergency Bill
The Senate on March 18 cleared for President Donald Trump a multibillion-dollar aid package targeting individuals affected by the coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19.
March 18, 2020FMCSA Issues Expanded HOS Emergency Declaration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on March 18 issued an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency supplies in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
March 18, 2020Stocks Drop as Recession Fears Take Hold; Dow Loses 1,300
After a brutal few weeks, the Dow has now lost nearly all of its gains since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
March 18, 2020Multiple Hits to Economy Likely to Trigger Recession, Analysis Shows
The U.S. economy amid the COVID-19 crisis is suffering under the weight of multiple factors, including lower consumer spending, falling business investment and global travel bans, according to a report from S&P Global Economics.
March 18, 2020Treasury Proposes Delivering $500B to Americans Starting April
The Treasury Department said March 18 it wants to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy as the coronavirus epidemic threatens a body slam to taxpayers and businesses.
March 18, 2020UPS Helping With Coronavirus Testing Sites
UPS Inc. is joining a Trump administration effort to bring mobile coronavirus testing to several U.S. cities, the company announced March 16.
March 18, 2020Kroger CEO: ‘There’s Plenty of Food in the Supply Chain’
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen urges the public to remember that the grocery business deals in perishable goods and is set up to constantly ship and refill store shelves.
March 18, 2020US to Close Canadian Border; Trade Not Affected
The duration of a temporary ban on nonessential travel between the United States and Canada could be a month, President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on March 18.
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