Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business.
As of May 5, 2020:
Directories point to truck stops, services during Covid-19
Trucknews.com
The search for a simple place to eat and clean up is a challenge for truck drivers at the best of times. The issue has intensified during Covid-19, when some familiar doors have been closed. The following links offer access to information about locations that are serving the truck drivers who have been identified as an essential service. Read More
Rates crashed in April after small uptick in March
Overdrive
Of little surprise, per-mile spot market rates in April sank as freight movement stalled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and corresponding economic malaise. Read More
Staying compliant through COVID-19: An MRO’s perspective
FleetOwner
Since March 13, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has published numerous declarations, guidance and waivers to keep commercial carriers operating through the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last six-plus weeks, there have been so many new publications coming out of the federal government, that it could be difficult to keep up. Read More
Another ELD provider shuts down
FreightWaves
When the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate went into effect, there were more than 250 companies that self-registered their devices for compliance. Most expected that number to shrink over time, and it has. The latest company to abandon its ELD program is Continental. Read More
Here’s How Truckers Can Protect Themselves from Covid-19
Trucks.com
Truckers have kept much of the economy afloat as large portions of the nation shelter in place to avoid spreading the coronavirus. But those truckers have delivered badly needed food, household goods and medical supplies at risk to themselves. They have to fuel their vehicles. They need rest and food stops. They take loads and drop cargo off at docks. Every point of contact is a point of risk. Read More
Volvo, Mack extend COVID truck financing relief
CCJ
Volvo Financial Services and Mack Financial Services are extending enhanced finance programs in the U.S. and Canada on the purchase or lease of certain truck models due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Volvo’s programs are extended through May 29, and Mack’s are extended through June 30. Read More
ACT Expo and GATS are latest events canceled by COVID-19
FleetOwner
The Great American Trucking Show and Advanced Clean Technology Expo are the two latest industry gatherings to fall victim to coronavirus concerns. At least a dozen spring and summer trucking events and conventions have been postponed or canceled by COVID-19 fears. Read More
How canceled sailings will impact US ports – and when
American Shipper
Container lines have “blanked” (canceled) an unprecedented number of sailings to bring capacity in line with coronavirus-stricken cargo demand. Blank-sailings data is a key leading indicator for U.S. ports, cargo shippers, truckers and railways. A container ship that doesn’t depart from Asia equates to a container ship that doesn’t arrive on the U.S. West Coast two to three weeks later, or on the East Coast four to five weeks later. Read More