COVID-19 and trucking industry news

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of May 1, 2020: New Trucking Index Tracks Recovery From COVID-19 Shutdowns, Shows Volumes Bottomed AJOT A new index provides visibility on the state of the trucking market as anticipation of an economic restart grows. The COVID-19 Truck Freight Recovery Index shows a sharp mid-March […]

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 30, 2020: FMCSA updates distribution list for protective masks Land Line On Wednesday, April 29, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published an updated list of distribution locations where truckers can receive free protective masks. FMCSA said the distribution list will continue to

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 29, 2020: FMCSA working toward administering COVID-19 tests to truck drivers Land Line The FMCSA is working on a plan to administer COVID-19 testing to truck drivers, the agency’s acting administrator said at its Medical Review Board meeting on Tuesday, April

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 28, 2020: Five Michigan rest areas close temporarily; four new truck stops open Overdrive The Michigan Department of Transportation is closing five welcome center facilities for the next two weeks due to maintenance staff layoffs. The closed locations are: Sault Ste.

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 27, 2020: Volumes stagnant, now 8% below year-ago levels FreightWaves National freight volume movement has nearly come to a halt over the past week. The outbound tender volume index (OTVI) has been flat for more than 10 days within the 8,500-8,700

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 24, 2020: FMCSA to distribute masks to truckers Land Line Media The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will distribute free, protective masks to truck drivers at rest areas across the country. We’ll have a full list of specific locations up on

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 23, 2020: Spireon Driving Data Demonstrates Strong Relationship Between Increases in Mobility and Upsurge in COVID-19 Cases Spireon today revealed an analysis of proprietary consumer driving data that signals a distinct relationship between increased driving that has occurred following stay-at-home orders

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 22, 2020: Trucking to Play Critical Role in Restarting Economy, ATA’s Chris Spear Says Transport Topics The trucking industry will play a critical role in the development and implementation of plans to restart the country’s struggling economy, American Trucking Associations President

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 21, 2020: FMCSA loosens enforcement of driver violation reporting FreightWaves Recent action by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to ease the burden levied by COVID-19 could leave motor carriers vulnerable to adding disqualified drivers to their ranks. In a notice posted

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of April 20, 2020: Fleet leaders divulge COVID-19 defense strategies Fleet Owner The panel, moderated by Laura McMillan, vice president of training at Instructional Technologies, (which has a free online course for fleets on managing COVID-19 risks) went over how three large fleets, J.B.