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The Daily Dash: OOIDA backs HOS changes; peak season opportunity for regional carriers

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, a lawsuit from the Teamsters and safety groups opposing the recent changes to hours-of-service rules will not have the support of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. Plus, regional carriers are poised to gain as FedEx and UPS shed freight volumes and what are equipment ordering cycles telling us about 2020 and beyond?

OOIDA supports HOS changes

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers...

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Airlines say survival depends on bailouts, reopened borders

Travelers wearing masks, waiting to go through checkpoint at airport in Greece.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is frustrated that governments aren’t doing more to help the airline industry survive the coronavirus pandemic. It is pleading for quick reopening of borders and assistance to help airlines maintain liquidity.

International passenger demand fell 91.9% in July compared to the same month last year — a slight improvement from the 96.8% contraction the industry recorded in June. International capacity fell 85.2% year-over-year. Overall, global...

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US-Canada border closure extended to Aug. 21

A view of trucks crossing the U.S.-Canada border. The border's closure for non-essential travel has been extended to Aug. 21

The U.S.-Canada border will remain closed for nonessential travel until Aug. 21 after both governments agreed to extend the restriction by 30 days to curb the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.

Today, Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the temporary restriction of all non-essential travel across the Canada-US border by one month, until August 21st.

— Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) July 16, 2020

“We’re going to keep working closely with our...

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US, Canada appear set to extend border closure to Aug. 21

An aerial view of a Canadian border crossing with the U.S. The border is set to remain closed for non-essential travel until Aug 21.

The U.S. and Canada appear poised to extend the closure of their shared border for nonessential travel until Aug. 21. It will give truckers an additional 30 days of crossing the border mostly free of passenger traffic.

CTV News reported on Tuesday that officials from both countries agreed to the extension. It has not been announced yet. 

The U.S. and Canada closed the border to nonessential travel in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure exempts trucks moving freight. 

The border...

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US-Canada border closure has silver linings, customs broker says

Trucks crossing the U.S.-Canada border.

Since the United States-Canada border closed to nonessential travel in March, trucks have continued to move goods between the countries freely, even benefiting from the drop in car traffic. But one particular corner of the supply chain stopped in its tracks: the informal cross-border logistics of ordinary Canadians and small businesses.

“When the borders closed, getting those items across got more difficult,” Graham Robins, president and CEO of Vancouver-based A & A Customs Brokers, told...

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