The American Transportation Research Institute in a joint effort with the OOIDA Foundation is releasing new data that quantifies the continued impacts of COVID-19 business disruptions on the trucking industry. The latest analysis looked at truck activity across six states from February 9 through the most recent week ending April 18, by converting its real-time […]
State Leaders Plan for Economic Reopening
With New York State hitting its COVID-19 apex, state leaders must begin to figure out how and when to reopen the economy. The primary concern, of course, is of the health and wellbeing of all New Yorkers, so the state lockdown will not be lifted soon. Of course, without proper widespread testing with fast results […]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Paid Leave Entitlements: Generally, employers covered under the Act must provide […]
CDC Clarifies Guidance Concerning Truck Drivers Entering New York City
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clarified their guidance concerning transportation and delivery workers who had traveled through, or work in the area: When we issued the self-quarantining guidance for greater New York City residents leaving this area, it was out of an abundance of caution to help protect U.S. areas with lower […]