Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.
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Truck Tonnage Up 4.3% Year-Over-Year on Coronavirus Surge
World’s Biggest Oil Storage Firm Says Almost All Space Sold
The world’s biggest independent oil storage company has all but run out of space for crude and refined products as a result of the fast-expanding glut that COVID-19 has created.
Covenant Relocates Texarkana Terminal Operations
Covenant Transportation Group is planning to close its Texarkana, Ark., terminal and relocate operations to other facilities, the company announced April 20.
FRA Announces $311 Million in Funding Availability
More than $311 million in funding is available for projects designed to improve freight and passenger rail connectivity, federal railroad regulators announced this month.
UPS Shipping First Ventilators From GM Facility to Hospitals
UPS is shipping ventilators made in a General Motors facility to hospitals in the Chicago area.
Amazon Nudges Customers Away From Nonessential Items
The pandemic has many of us acting in unusual ways, and the world’s largest e-commerce company is no exception: Amazon.com has begun discouraging users from buying things they don’t need.
Convoy Underwrites Cost to Ship to Local Food Banks
Digital freight broker Convoy announced it will pay the trucking costs for any food-producing business in the U.S. wanting to donate a truckload of product to a local food bank.
April 17, 2020TireHub Relocates Two Texas Facilities
TireHub relocated two Texas logistics centers to provide expanded services and greater inventory, the company announced April 15.
April 17, 2020The Global Airline Shutdown Has a Surprise Victim: Gold Miners
The collapse in commercial air travel amid global coronavirus restrictions has an unexpected casualty — gold miners looking to transport their metal to refineries.
Food Makers See Issues Now that Panic Buying Has Waned
Some of America’s largest food companies are finally feeling the pinch with restaurants across the U.S. remaining closed for weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 16, 2020