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Government, Business, Fuel
(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News)
Oil Pares Gains as Stocks Slip on Fed Warnings on Economy
(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News)
Oil pared its advance Sept. 23 as stocks fell on the latest warnings from Federal Reserve officials about the economic outlook due to the coronavirus.
September 23, 2020
Government, Business
An American flag is displayed on a factory floor in Bowling Green, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
Growth in US Business Activity Stays Solid, IHS Markit Data Shows
An American flag is displayed on a factory floor in Bowling Green, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
U.S. business activity continued to expand at a solid clip in September, outpacing a stagnant Europe and capping a vigorous third-quarter rebound for the economy.
September 23, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics
Coming Oct. 8: Future of Freight and Supply Chain Symposium
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Sen. Ben Cardin and Rep. Sam Graves are among the guests who will be featured in an Oct. 8 virtual symposium, "The Future of Freight and Supply Chain Management." Learn more and reserve your seat now.
September 23, 2020
Government, Business, TCA
Uber and Lyft have a ways to go to win 50% yes on Proposition 22. (Dan MacMedan for GM)
Poll: Californians Not Sold on Treating Uber, Lyft Drivers as Independent Contractors
Uber and Lyft have a ways to go to win 50% yes on Proposition 22. (Dan MacMedan for GM)
Uber, Lyft and other app-based companies are in danger of coming up short with voters on a ballot measure that would allow them to again classify their workers as independent contractors, a new statewide poll shows.
September 23, 2020
Government
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi restored a farm aid funding patch sought by the administration to the continuing resolution. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press)
House OKs Funding Bill With Highway Law Extension
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi restored a farm aid funding patch sought by the administration to the continuing resolution. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the House passed a temporary government-wide funding bill Sept. 22, shortly after President Donald Trump prevailed in a behind-the-scenes fight over his farm bailout.
September 22, 2020
Government, Business, Safety
Most of the alleged staged accidents have taken place on Interstate 10 in the New Orleans area. (Joel Carillet/Getty Images)
Nine More Individuals Indicted in Staged Accidents Scam in La.
Most of the alleged staged accidents have taken place on Interstate 10 in the New Orleans area. (Joel Carillet/Getty Images)
Nine more people have been indicted in connection with a sweeping federal investigation into staged accidents with commercial vehicles in the New Orleans area.
September 22, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment
New trucks sit on a sales lot in Kentucky. The groups say the excise tax adds an average of $22,000 to the cost of a new truck or trailer. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Freight Stakeholders Press for Excise Tax Suspension
New trucks sit on a sales lot in Kentucky. The groups say the excise tax adds an average of $22,000 to the cost of a new truck or trailer. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
A sector within the transportation community is asking the leadership on Capitol Hill to suspend a tax on the purchase of new trucks as part of a pandemic-related economic aid measure.
September 22, 2020
Government, Business
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Sept. 22. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)
Powell, Mnuchin Voice Optimism but Back More Economic Aid
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Sept. 22. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressed cautious optimism Sept. 22 that the U.S. economy is rebounding from the pandemic-induced recession with federal support but that more help from the government is likely needed.
September 22, 2020
Government, Business, Safety
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
UPS Wants FMCSA to Reconsider Exemption Request
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
UPS Inc. has requested reconsideration of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s denial of its 2019 request for an exemption from a requirement that its driver training instructors have two years’ minimum experience as trainers.
September 22, 2020
Government, Business, Safety
A truck drives through a flooded street in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 21. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta Floods Houston, Dumps Rain on Gulf Coast
A truck drives through a flooded street in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 21. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta is flooding Houston as it slows to a crawl along the Gulf Coast, forcing highways to shut and threatening to boost water levels even more before meandering toward Louisiana.
September 22, 2020