Federal mask mandate covers freight workers, drivers at air and seaports

Workers wearing sun glasses and face masks.

Freight forwarders, cargo security companies, truck drivers and warehouse operators are also covered by a new face mask mandate on commercial travel when they are on airport or seaport property, according to agencies implementing the rule.

The Transportation Security Administration on Monday issued a security directive to airport operators saying it will enforce the weekend order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that persons entering or on a transportation hub wear a mask. Pres...

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UPS pilots want more COVID testing as infections spike

A white UPS cargo jet with brown tail flies over populated area. View is looking down from above aircraft.

The pilots’ union for UPS (NYSE: UPS) says the express delivery company is not providing enough COVID-19 testing even as the infection surges among its members. 

The Independent Pilots Association, which represents 3,000 crew members at UPS Airlines, on Monday said 100 pilots contracted the coronavirus in November, double the number of cases that occurred during the prior seven months. The statement was the latest act in an ongoing campaign this year to draw attention to alleged health safety...

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US, China reciprocate on more airline access

A white United Airlines planes takes off into bright blue sky. United is adding more flights between San Francisco and Shanghai.

Shippers will have eight additional flights per week with coveted cargo space on the busy China-U.S. route after the U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday permitted four Chinese carriers to double the number of round-trip flights they operate. 

The U.S. decision came in response to Chinese aviation authorities on Monday authorizing United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) to increase service frequency from two times weekly to four times weekly. 

The two governments...

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