Coronavirus
Ford, Rivian Put Plans for Electric Lincoln on Back Burner
Ford and Rivian put their plans on ice to jointly develop a Lincoln-brand electric vehicle, a Lincoln spokeswoman confirmed April 28.
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.
Self-Driving Startups Work Through Health Crisis
Just like the rest of the industry, trucking companies working to commercialize autonomous heavy-duty trucks are adapting to the uncertainties and disruptions caused by the coronavirus.
Trump 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.
Excise 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.
America’s Mass Hog Cull Begins With Meat to Rot in Landfills
The mass culling of America’s hog herd is starting as a wave of shutdowns at processing plants creates livestock gluts that farmers can no longer sustain.
Yokohama, Continental Resume Tire Production
Two tire manufacturers that had suspended production due to the COVID-19 crisis have restarted their factories.
Caterpillar Sees Virus Pain Intensifying After Profit Trails
The world’s biggest maker of mining and construction equipment is predicting that the pain from the coronavirus crisis is far from over.
NCDOT Looks to Drones as Coronavirus Relief Tool
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is preparing to launch a public-private partnership that will use drones in coronavirus-related relief efforts.
Virus Is Expected to Reduce Meat Selection, Raise Prices
Meat isn’t going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses. But as the meat plants struggle to remain open, consumers could face less selection and slightly higher prices.