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Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
Average Diesel Price Declines for Sixth Time in Seven Weeks
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
The national average price of diesel decreased seven-tenths of a cent, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly data released Oct. 19. The fall is the sixth drop in the past seven weeks.
October 19, 2020
Government, Business
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is being challenged by Democrat Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Collins has advocates in the trucking industry. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press)
Trucking Industry Touts Susan Collins’ Record in US Senate
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is being challenged by Democrat Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Collins has advocates in the trucking industry. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press)
Freight industry stakeholders in Maine and around the country are emphasizing Sen. Susan Collins’ contributions to the transportation community.
October 19, 2020
Business
Travelers board a flight in San Francisco on Oct. 15. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
US Air Passengers Exceed 1 Million for First Time Since March
Travelers board a flight in San Francisco on Oct. 15. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
The virus-ravaged airline industry reached a milestone Oct. 18, carrying more than 1 million passengers for the first time in seven months.
October 19, 2020
Business, Logistics
Transportation Intermediaries Association
TIA Appoints Anne Reinke to President, CEO Posts
Transportation Intermediaries Association
Transportation Intermediaries Association has named Anne Reinke president and CEO, it was announced Oct. 16.
October 19, 2020
Government, Business, Safety
A street is flooded after Hurricane Delta moved through Lake Charles, La., on Oct. 10. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Congressional Policymakers Propose Infrastructure Resilience Review Board
A street is flooded after Hurricane Delta moved through Lake Charles, La., on Oct. 10. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
A seven-member independent board would recommend ways local governments could strengthen their resilience to severe weather events as part of legislation congressional policymakers unveiled this month.
October 19, 2020
Government, Business, Safety
The latest indictment in the staged accidents scam alleges that four defendants intentionally used a vehicle to stage an accident in October 2015 with a tractor-trailer owned by C.R. England. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Four More Individuals Indicted in Staged Accidents Scam in La.
The latest indictment in the staged accidents scam alleges that four defendants intentionally used a vehicle to stage an accident in October 2015 with a tractor-trailer owned by C.R. England. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Four others have been indicted in connection with a sweeping federal investigation into staged accidents with commercial vehicles in the New Orleans area.
October 19, 2020
Government, Business
The three applications were filed by dairy haulers for the purpose of transporting milk. (New York Department of Agriculture and Markets)
Idaho Transportation Department Collects Comments on Truck-Weight Issue
The three applications were filed by dairy haulers for the purpose of transporting milk. (New York Department of Agriculture and Markets)
The Idaho Transportation Department is accepting public comments on applications to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds to travel on segments of three routes.
October 19, 2020
Government, Business
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 8. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
Pelosi, Mnuchin to Talk Fiscal Stimulus Again
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 8. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a call the afternoon of Oct. 19 on a fiscal-stimulus package, a day before Pelosi’s deadline for a pre-election package expires.
October 19, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
A Volvo VNR Electric recently led a clean-energy truck parade of Southern California fleet operators to commemorate the recent opening of the new Port of Long Beach bridge. (Volvo Trucks North America)
VTNA Awarded $21.7 Million in Grants to Deploy Electric Trucks
A Volvo VNR Electric recently led a clean-energy truck parade of Southern California fleet operators to commemorate the recent opening of the new Port of Long Beach bridge. (Volvo Trucks North America)
VTNA said it was awarded $21.7 million in federal and state grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage.
October 19, 2020
Government, Business, Safety
American Airlines Boeing 737 Max planes sit parked outside a hangar in Tulsa, Okla., in May 2019. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
American to Debut 737 Max on Miami-NYC Flight in December
American Airlines Boeing 737 Max planes sit parked outside a hangar in Tulsa, Okla., in May 2019. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
American Airlines Group Inc. plans to make Boeing Co. 737 Max passenger flights at the end of this year for the first time since the aircraft’s grounding in March 2019.
October 19, 2020