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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2020

Class 3-8 Sales See Drop Year-Over-Year

According to data recently released by Wards Intelligence, the sale of Class 3-8 trucks have seen a drop in almost every category, and every month, since the beginning of the year, possibly exasperated by the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2020

COVID-19 Cases Identified at 1-70 Kansas Service Area

The Shawnee County Health Department recently warned of some COVID-19 cases stemming from the Topeka Service Area on the I-70 Turnpike located at mile marker 188, just East of Topeka.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2020

FMCSA Extends COVID Emergency Relief Exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on July 13 announced an extension of its exemption from certain regulations for drivers and companies providing direct assistance to the COVID-19 emergency relief efforts.

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ArticlesJuly 10, 2020

Engineering from Home

As trucking industry office workers from across North America adapt to the realities of working from home, it should come as no surprise that engineers have employed some fairly clever ways to get the job done.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 9, 2020

Truck Freight Outlook Murky: FTR

Improvements in industrial production and housing may help drive a truck freight recovery, but spikes in COVID-19 cases in many parts of the country and questions about what Congress may or may not do leave a lot of uncertainty in the forecast, according to analysts at FTR.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2020

FMCSA May 'Exercise Discretion' Enforcing Random Drug Testing

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that in some locations, it may “exercise discretion” and not enforce minimum annual random drug and alcohol testing rates in areas still affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 6, 2020

Survey: COVID-19 Cut Business for 70% of Fleets in May

Truck fleets seem cautiously optimistic about freight and business levels in the coming months as the economy continues to work to recover from COVID-19 shutdowns, according to an HDT survey – and they see some positive long-term takeaways from the pandemic.

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Articlesby Jeff KauffmanJuly 6, 2020

Economic Recovery: Alphabet Soup or Tennis Ball Bounce? [Commentary]

The global shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to wreak havoc in economic forecasting.

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Newsby Jim ParkJuly 6, 2020

Canadian Border Officials Collecting Truckers' Personal Information

Commercial drivers crossing the border into Canada are being asked by Canadian officials to divulge personal email addresses and cell phone numbers, a new initiative to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 1, 2020

U.S. Treasury Gets a Stake in YRC as Part of $700 Million Loan Deal

Less-than-truckload company YRC announced it is getting a $700 million loan under the CARES Act – while the U.S. Treasury gets a 29.6% equity stake in the company.

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