Coronavirus
Biden Signals Ditching GOP in Push for $1.9 Trillion Aid
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with House Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right) on Feb. 5. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden gave his strongest indication yet that he will push for his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan without Republican support, saying that a weak jobs report shows the risk of doing “too little.”
February 5, 2021US Unemployment Claims Fall to 779,000; Job Cuts Grind On
A worker cleans along the Las Vegas Strip in March 2020. (John Locher/Associated Press)
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined to 779,000 in the week ended Jan. 30, a still historically high total that shows that a sizable number of people keep losing jobs to the pandemic.
February 4, 2021Ryder Provides Paid Time Off for COVID Vaccinations
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Ryder System Inc. will pay up to six hours for employees to get the coronavirus vaccine, the company said Feb. 1.
February 2, 2021Biden Team Will Test Shipping Vaccines Directly to Pharmacies
A pharmacy technician prepares a dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine. (Mario Tama/Getty Images via Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden’s administration will begin to test a program to provide coronavirus vaccines directly to pharmacies, as officials seek to increase the pace of U.S. inoculations.
February 2, 2021Freight Transportation Undergoing Uneven Recovery, Panel Says
Avery Vise (left), Jason Miller (top right) and The Journal of Commerce's Bill Cassidy on the panel. (SMC³)
Trucking has already returned to pre-pandemic norms in many ways but there are still issues — including capacity — that are lagging behind, according to panelists at the SMC³ Jump Start 2021 conference on Jan. 27.
January 28, 2021COVID-19 Package to Go Before Senate in February, Chuck Schumer Says
Schumer (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
A new round of COVID-19 economic relief that would include aid for hard-hit transportation systems will be up for consideration in early February, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated Jan. 28.
January 28, 2021Economy Grows 4%; Transportation Services See Small Drop
An employee walks by crucibles filled with molten magnesium and aluminum at a foundry in Ohio. (Ty Wright/Bloomberg News)
The U.S. economy downshifted in the final three months of 2020 after record third-quarter growth, as the pandemic battered the labor market and limited Americans’ ability and willingness to spend.
January 28, 2021Jobless Claims Fall by More Than Expected
Inside a shop in Bryant Park's Winter Village in New York. (Gabriela Bhaskar/Bloomberg News)
Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell last week, signaling that job cuts may be easing after rising in December and early January.
January 28, 2021Remote Work, AI Impact Transportation Logistics Space
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Remote work and artificial intelligence are helping to reshape the transportation logistics sector, a technology entrepreneur said Jan. 26.
January 27, 2021Trucking Becomes More Focused on Health, Efficiency
Moderator Bill Cassidy (left) and XPO's Brad Jacobs by Transport Topics
Trucking embraced risk management and technology that drives efficiency in response to the coronavirus pandemic, industry leaders said in a panel discussion Jan. 25.
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