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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan to Total $2.25 Trillion, Include Corporate Tax Hikes
President Joe Biden unveiled his administration's infrastructure package in Pittsburgh on March 31. (c-span.org)
President Joe Biden announced a $2.25 trillion climate change-centric infrastructure plan meant to repair the country’s roads and bridges, and guarantee nationwide access to broadband internet and safe drinking water.
March 31, 2021Infrastructure Plan Could Include $3 Trillion in Tax Increases
President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the White House campus on March 29. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
President Joe Biden is aiming for summer passage of an infrastructure plan that is expected to cost more than $3 trillion, and the White House hopes to take a more deliberate and collaborative approach with the contentious Congress than it did on the COVID-19 rescue package, officials said.
March 30, 2021US Consumer Confidence Surges to One-Year High on Job Optimism
Shoppers walk inside the Westfield San Francisco Centre shopping mall on March 9. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
U.S. consumer confidence rose in March to a one-year high as Americans grew more upbeat about the economy and labor market, a sign that household spending may pick up more broadly in the coming months.
March 30, 2021Oil Rises for Second Day With Focus Moving Toward OPEC+ Meeting
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Oil climbed to the highest in almost two weeks as traders looked ahead to this week’s OPEC+ meeting with speculation that renewed demand concerns will spur the group to keep production in check.
March 29, 2021Carriers Provide Resources to Help Drivers Get Vaccinated
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Trucking companies are taking steps to help ensure their drivers, and support staff, can get the coronavirus vaccine in a bid to minimize workplace disruptions.
March 26, 2021Supply Chain Transformation for a Post-Pandemic World
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March 25, 2021Trucking Continues to Offer States Revenue Stability
Trucks on I-65 in Jeffersonville, Ind. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
One year since the COVID-19 pandemic caused vehicle travel and associated fuel tax revenue to plummet, recovery has been on a slow but positive trajectory.
March 23, 2021A Year of Pandemic: Commercial Vehicle Suppliers Kept Customers, Workforce in Mind
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It was crucial for commercial vehicle suppliers to be identified as essential while they tried to find their way through COVID-19 when it first spread a year ago and deepened afterward, an executive with a leading supplier trade group said.
March 22, 2021A Year of Pandemic: Logistics Companies Adapted as Needed
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Logistics companies that diversified, were nimble and leveraged data-driven technologies had the best chance to continue operating throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
March 22, 2021A Year of Pandemic: Number of Roadside Inspections Fell
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“It was definitely a strange year for inspectors,” said Kerri Wirachowsky, director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s roadside inspection program. “In the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of agencies just stopped doing inspections completely, only stopping vehicles if they saw an imminent issue,” she said.
March 22, 2021