14 Apr Federal Regulators Exempt Expired TWIC Cards Through July 31 The Transportation Security Administration has granted a temporary exemption for the expiration of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials through July 31 for cards that expired after March 1. Read more...
14 Apr Goodyear Offers ‘Zero Contact’ Customer Service, Announces Convoy Collaboration People who go to a Goodyear Auto Service store for such things as an oil change or new tires have a new “zero contact” option that limits face-to-face interactions during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Read more...
14 Apr Trump Negotiating to Lease Oil Storage Space to Nine Companies The U.S. Energy Department is negotiating with nine companies to rent about 23 million barrels of oil storage capacity in its Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a Trump administration bid to help drain the country’s growing glut of crude. Read more...
14 Apr Tesla Headed for More Than 50% Rally in Just Seven Sessions Tesla Inc. is headed for its seventh straight session of gains after Credit Suisse upgraded the electric-car company whose stock has been on a tear since its first-quarter delivery report. Read more...
13 Apr Diesel Sheds 4.1¢ a Gallon to $2.507 as Slide Continues Diesel fuel prices continued their steady downward slide April 13, according to the Energy Information Administration. Read more...
13 Apr Regency Transportation Acquires S&M Transport Regency Transportation & Distribution has acquired the assets of S&M Transport of Edison, N.J., the company announced April 13. Read more...
13 Apr Amazon Moves to Stock More Nonessential Items in Warehouses Amazon .com Inc. will slowly increase the assortment of products that can be shipped to its warehouses this week, easing restrictions instituted in March that prioritized essential goods such as medical supplies, groceries and pet food amid the pandemic. Read more...
13 Apr Mnuchin Rebuffs Airlines, Holds Firm on Repayment for Rescue Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is not budging on strict repayment guidelines for airlines that want taxpayer aid, according to people familiar with the matter, dashing the industry’s hopes for leniency. Read more...
13 Apr Deficient Bridges Add to Country’s Infrastructure Woes A new ARTBA report identifies some of the most structurally deficient bridges and the negative effect they have on the flow of goods over the nation's highways. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
13 Apr Truckers Exempt From Utah Traveler Declaration Form Truck drivers and other travelers representing certain industries have been exempted from Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s recent executive order requiring people entering the state to complete a travel declaration form. Read more...