Tag: pandemic

May 31, 2022

Because of the now more than two-year-long COVID-19 pandemic, the freight industry is undergoing an accelerated rate of change. Trends such as the explosive growth of e-commerce that were expected to take five to seven years to complete now are […]

October 20, 2021

Trucking is short at least 80,000 drivers, and as freight volumes rise, so too does the need for more workers behind the wheel. Many have retired because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and new drivers entering the industry have been slow […]

September 29, 2021

The outlook for transportation and logistics in the fourth quarter focuses on the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the impending shopping season. Panelists on Sept. 29 shared their insights as part of a series of discussions […]

September 28, 2021

The pandemic-driven shopping spree is having at least one unintended consequence: emissions from shipping are on the rise again. Bored at home, consumers ordered everything from washing machines to Peloton exercise bikes, fueling a global trade in goods and boosting […]

March 25, 2021

A huge backlog of ships was building up around the Suez Canal for a third day as an elite salvage team set about the monumental challenge of freeing the container vessel that’s blocking the crucial waterway. Work to refloat the […]

March 22, 2021

Last April, the White House hosted representatives of the trucking industry to recognize their contributions at a time when the pandemic already had afflicted segments of the economy. American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear was at that event alongside truck […]

February 1, 2021

The new year means a new session of Congress and the opportunity to achieve reforms across the federal landscape. To do so, lawmakers point to the need to push ahead on a resolution to the coronavirus pandemic. This week, the […]

December 11, 2020

The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) delivered the 2020 Report on the Performance and Condition of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to the Virginia General Assembly, as required by law. NVTC continues to press Metro to encourage riders […]

August 19, 2020

The world’s largest container line may generate $1.5 billion more in operating profit this year than previously expected, as its business proves resilient to the COVID-19 crisis. A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S provided guidance for the first time since March, and painted […]

June 22, 2020

Market uncertainty due to the effects of COVID-19 has depressed demand for new trucking equipment, with new Class 8 truck orders sinking to a 25-year low in April. ACT Research reported that North American net truck orders totaled just 4,100 […]

April 28, 2020

The only cures that could really heal airlines in the short-term are the same elusive measures that everyone’s already hoping for amid the pandemic, like a vaccine or widespread, easily accessible testing. Barring that, our Brianna Gurciullo reports in a […]

April 10, 2020

Mayor Duggan worked with Gov. Whitmer to secure the 20,000 masks for individuals that must leave their homes to handle essential business. DDOT In support of those on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced […]

April 2, 2020

Boeing Co. is offering buyouts to its entire staff of 161,000 people and weighing new output reductions as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to depress aircraft sales for years. The planemaker is considering another cut to wide-body production beyond what was […]

March 31, 2020

Seafarers are being retained on vessels after sign-off, left ashore in foreign countries unable to return to their families, and deprived of information as port authorities ban crew change-overs and limit the movement of foreign nationals to curb the pandemic […]

March 19, 2020

Transportation systems are always important for communities and our country, and never more so than during a crisis. That’s why so many at the U.S. Department of Transportation are working overtime to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation affecting […]