March 16, 2021
“I make a conscious effort to keep things in perspective when I get burned out. It is easy to get stuck in the daily grind, but if you think about all the distance you have covered, and what lies ahead, it is much easier to feel motivated and optimistic.”
– Alex Litoff, Event Farm
Big questions loom ahead of Biden’s next spending push, like ‘what is infrastructure?’ | Reuters
Who’s liable when a self-driving truck causes a crash? | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)
Air travel jumps as vaccinations spur bookings, stocks surge (cnbc.com)
Borderlands Big changes planned for Texas border bridge – FreightWaves
How Can Fleets Turn Around a Sagging Safety Record? – Safety & Compliance – Trucking Info
Fauci says Europe Covid surge is warning as U.S. lifts restrictions (cnbc.com)
Stimulus check 2021: Get status with updated IRS Get My Payment tool (usatoday.com)
How COVID-19-Related Laws May Affect Your 2020 Tax Return (thebalancesmb.com)
PPP forgivable loans: A few days cost some small businesses thousands (cnbc.com)
Postcards reveal zenith of independent truck stops and diners | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
E-commerce faces ‘sharp slowdown’ in 2021 as U.S. economy rebounds | FleetOwner
Pandemic has ‘forever altered’ need for logistics space — Prologis – FreightWaves
Cryptocurrency an emerging payment option for fleets? | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)
Want high-tech supply chains? Hire younger workers | CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly (dcvelocity.com)
Will U.S. Manufacturers Benefit From a Stronger ‘Buy American’ Policy? | SupplyChainBrain
Will intermodal’s cost advantage be enough to grow beyond 2021? – FreightWaves
HDT Announces Top 20 New Products – Equipment – Trucking Info
Five good things that happened in trucking | American Trucker
INRIX: Downtown Travel Plummets 44% in 2020 amid COVID-19 Pandemic – INRIX
Biden administration kills Trump rule on independent contractor classification – FreightWaves