Amazon Sales Curbs in France Stay as Judges Put Safety First
Amazon .com Inc. lost its fight to be able to sell the whole range of its products in France after failing to convince judges it had taken measures to protect workers from the coronavirus.
April 24, 2020Keeping Trucks Rolling Amid Pandemic
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council is now serving as a conduit of information as to how maintenance operations can sustain, protect and facilitate trucking’s critical role in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic.
April 24, 2020Auto Plants Approach Reopenings, Putting Pressure on Detroit
Automakers are cautiously coalescing around plans to reopen North American assembly plants early next month following what will be a roughly six-week shutdown for virtually the entire industry.
April 23, 2020ATRI Coronavirus Study Shows Truck Activity Spike, Dip in Six States
Although trucking activity spiked across six states during the coronavirus pandemic’s early days, a recent analysis from the American Transportation Research Institute indicates that such freight activity has declined.
April 23, 2020Tyson Foods Idles Largest Pork Plant After Iowa Outbreak
Tyson Foods suspended operations April 22 at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but had been blamed for fueling a massive coronavirus outbreak in the community.
April 22, 2020As Residents Stay Home, State DOT Work Presses On
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, many state transportation construction programs are progressing on schedule and, in some cases, have exceeded timeline expectations.
April 22, 2020Trucking to Play Critical Role in Restarting Economy, ATA’s Chris Spear Says
The trucking industry will play a critical role in the development and implementation of plans to restart the country’s struggling economy, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said.
April 21, 2020Trucking Adjusts in Cities Hit Hardest by the Coronavirus
Fleet operations have had to be nimble to navigate amid disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus, particularly in hard-hit cities such as New York, San Francisco, New Orleans and Detroit.
April 21, 2020China’s Air Travel Rebound Stalls on Lack of Leisure Demand
A recovery in demand for flights within China is stuck at about 45% of pre-coronavirus levels as people continue to shun leisure trips after the outbreak.
April 21, 2020Special Freight Railcars Could Travel at High Speeds, Federal Researchers Show
For at least the past decade, America’s railroads have been toying with the notion of freight trains moving at speeds approaching some passenger bullet trains.
April 21, 2020