Amazon .com will hire 100,000 people — and give U.S. workers a $2-an-hour raise — in an effort to meet crushing demand from customers placing online orders for household essentials rather than going to crowded stores.
March 16, 2020Coronavirus
Amazon to Hire 100,000 to Help Meet Coronavirus-Related Order Spike

Canada to Close Border Except for US Citizens, Commerce

Canada is closing its borders to anyone who is not a citizen or a permanent resident amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced March 16. However, the declaration does not affect the shipment of goods into the country, and for now, U.S. citizens.
March 16, 2020Oil Supertankers Fetch Astronomical Rates With Vessels Scarce

Oil companies are being forced to pay exorbitant prices for oil tankers as shipowners book vessels for storage and Saudi Arabia snaps up ships as it prepares to flood the market with crude.
March 16, 2020Some Fiat Chrysler Workers Walk Out Over COVID-19 Fears

Seventeen Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV employees in the Warren Truck Assembly Plant’s paint shop stopped working over concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic, though production continues, the automaker confirmed March 16.
March 16, 2020Coronavirus Prompts Some State Groups to Postpone Truck Driving Championships

As they evaluate the implications of the coronavirus, some state trucking associations have adjusted the schedules of their truck driving championships.
March 16, 2020House Republicans Explore Aid for Airports, Loans to Airlines

House Republicans say they are exploring a range of proposals — from loans to grants for cleaning airports — to help the aviation industry staggering under the weight of the coronavirus outbreak.
March 16, 2020House Transportation Leader Urges Trump to Work With Congress

President Donald Trump invokes the Stafford Act, which allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate a national response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 16, 2020Alaska’s First COVID-19 Patient Is a Cargo Plane Pilot

A cargo pilot who arrived at Anchorage’s international airport on March 11 went to a hotel before he became ill, an airport official said March 13.
March 16, 2020Oil Slumps to Lowest Since 2016 as Demand Collapse Triggers Rout
Oil’s spectacular collapse deepened as widening global efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus looked set to trigger the most severe contraction in annual oil demand in history.
March 16, 2020Amazon Glitch Stymies Whole Foods, Grocery Deliveries

Amazon .com Inc. suffered a technical glitch March 15 that affected online grocery orders through its Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh delivery services, which have become lifelines for household essentials for people looking to avoid stores due to the coronavirus outbreak.
March 16, 2020