Workers Cheered Upon Return to South Dakota Pork Plant
Employees at a Smithfield pork processing plant in South Dakota where a coronavirus outbreak infected more than 800 people were greeted at work May 20 with thank you signs, cheers and waves from about a dozen area residents.
May 20, 2020Government Groups Launch Truck Parking Survey for Northeast Region
Truck parking challenges in the Northeast amid the coronavirus pandemic — due in part to shipment type or route changes — are being surveyed by a group of 13 transportation departments and metropolitan planning organizations.
May 20, 2020Preliminary Work to Begin on 40 Highway Projects in Kansas
Preliminary engineering work will commence on 40 highway modernization and expansion projects in Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly and Secretary of Transportation Julie Lorenz recently announced.
May 20, 2020Honeywell Proposes Technology-Led Future for Flight Safety
Honeywell International Inc. has been thinking about what it will take to coax people back onto airplanes. A virus-killing robot that can patrol empty aisles between flights, zapping out ultraviolet light, makes a good start.
May 20, 2020US Extends Border Closings With Canada, Mexico; Trucking Remains Exempt
U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to keep the 5,525-mile border closed to nonessential traffic until June 21.
May 19, 2020IAA Commercial Vehicles Show Canceled Over Pandemic Concerns
The organizer of IAA Commercial Vehicles 2020 has canceled the truck show scheduled for Sept. 24-30 in Hanover, Germany, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 19, 2020US Airlines Display Signs of Life After April Travel Collapse
U.S. airlines reported signs that travel demand is perking up, suggesting the beginnings of a rebound from an unprecedented collapse because of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 19, 2020ITI Launches Online Safety Training for Delivery Fleets
Instructional Technologies Inc. announced ClearDrive online training programs are available for delivery van, commercial sedan and work truck drivers.
May 19, 2020Americans Still Skeptical of Self-Driving Cars, Poll Shows
Nearly half of Americans say they would not get in a self-driving taxi, according to a poll commissioned by the advocacy group Partners for Automated Vehicle Education.
May 19, 2020US Autoworkers Return, While Possible Vaccine Shows Promise
More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months May 18 in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and extremely early test.
May 18, 2020