HDT’s Newsmaker of the Year: COVID-19 Pandemic
Welcome to the inaugural HDT Newsmaker of the Year. Each December, our editors will reflect on what event, person, trend, or company was in our
headlines the most and had the greatest impact on our fleet readers.
Second COVID relief bill reopens PPP loans for small businesses
Both chambers of Congress Monday afternoon passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that, in part, reopens the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses. And other news: Livestock haulers’ ELD exemption retained; Colorado releases I-70 safe…
TCA members to deliver ‘Wall That Heals’ in 2021
For sixth year
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Jasper Updates Fleet Leadership
Jasper Engines & Transmissions announced the appointment of Craig Hessenauer as Vice President over the company’s Fleet and National Programs.
The Legacy of 2020 [Commentary]
The challenges brought about by 2020 are also are leading to positive changes that will be with us well beyond this year.
How E-Commerce Surge Is Changing Delivery Vehicle Design and Deployment
The shift in major volume from B2B to B2C deliveries, record e-commerce volume, transport of the coronavirus vaccine, vehicle production capacity, and chassis supply will be factors affecting parcel delivery fleets in 2021, says Chad Heminover, preside…
Organization suggests truckers in third group for vaccine
Truck drivers and other transportation and logistics personnel are now in the third group recommended to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, only behind other frontline essential workers. The recommendation was made following a meeting of a federal advisory …
Research to Explore Fresh Solutions to Transportation Challenges
A new collaboration between J.B. Hunt and the University of Arkansas aims to increase awareness of inclusion and diversity in transportation and explore solutions to this and other industry challenges.
Biden taps former mayor as Transportation Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday, Dec. 15, he’ll nominate former presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, to be Secretary of the Department of Transportation. Buttigieg, who served as the 32nd mayor of South …
MATS postponed by COVID-19 surge
The 50th anniversary of the Mid-America Trucking Show, which was to be held March 25-27, will be rescheduled, show organizers announced Wednesday, Dec. 16. Dates being considered for the show are Sept. 16-18, 2021, or March 24-26, 2022, according to a …