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Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of May 8, 2020: Trucking shed 88,000 jobs in April as U.S. unemployment soared under coronavirus outbreak CCJ Total employment in the for-hire trucking industry tumbled by 88,000 jobs in April, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly Employment Situation Summary. That significant dip, nearly […]

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of May 7, 2020: How the wheels of justice turn during the pandemic Overdrive With widespread shelter-in-place orders and fewer vehicles on the road, how has law enforcement been affected? Read More Pandemic Drug Test Guidance Offers Relief To Trucking Cos. Law360 While

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of May 6, 2020: TravelCenters of America begins reopening dine-in restaurants FreightWaves TravelCenters of America (NASDAQ: TA) is slowly reopening dine-in restaurants at its travel plazas where allowed, but some changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic may never be reversed. Read More With

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

Selected COVID-19 and trucking industry news that may impact your business. As of May 4, 2020: CVSA creates online resource of COVID-19 emergency declarations Overdrive The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has put together an online resource to help truckers and others in the industry find active emergency declaration information for anywhere in North America. The

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.