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• Navistar Expands Production Suspension; Allison Pauses Work Too
  Navistar International Corp. announced it is broadening its temporary suspension in manufacturing operations, and Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. announced it has temporarily suspended production at select manufacturing facilities.
• Amazon Diverts Masks to Hospitals, Pledges Warehouse Safety
  Amazon .com Inc. said it will divert sales of masks and other medical supplies to hospitals and government entities.
• Transport Topics Radio
  Transport Topics Radio is a weekly news roundtable airing Saturdays on SiriusXM channel 146 from 1-3 p.m. ET and rebroadcast Saturday nights from 11 p.m.-1 a.m. ET, and Sundays from noon-2 p.m. ET and 9-11 p.m. ET. Check out this week's lineup.
• IG Audit Shows a General Decline in EPA’s Enforcement, Monitoring Activities
  A new audit conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General has documented a general decline from fiscal years 2006 to 2018 in the EPA’s compliance monitoring activities, enforcement actions and enforcement results.
• Appeals Court Denies Teamsters Motion in California Trucking Association Lawsuit
  A federal appeals court has denied an effort to temporarily lift a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking California from enforcing a state law that restricts how motor carriers classify independent operators.
• Nissan Recalls More Than 250,000 Vehicles to Replace Takata Air Bags
  Nissan is recalling more than a quarter-million SUVs, trucks and vans worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
• Oil Soars After Trump Says Saudis and Russia Will Cut Production
  Oil soared after President Trump said that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut output back by 10 million barrels or more after he spoke with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
• Used Class 8 Sales Fall 15% in February
  Class 8 used truck sales skidded by 15% in February and the average price dropped for the 10th consecutive month, ACT Research reported for the last month before the surge of the coronavirus.
• Franchise Restaurants Work Together to Feed Truckers
  Some familiar franchise restaurants are taking steps to provide truck drivers with access to meals and parking while they’re making deliveries to help the nation combat the COVID-19 crisis.
• Oil Tanks at Vital Africa Hub Almost Full as Crude Floods Market
  Oil tanks at one of the world’s largest storage hubs on Africa’s southern tip already are almost full, limiting traders’ options as a historic flood of crude hits the market.