Surging demand amid coronavirus doesn't mean increased profit for truckers

In recent weeks, the coronavirus has upended America's $800 billion trucking industry. Typical manufacturing supply chains have all but dried up, while the pressure to move more retail and medical goods have heated up. In March 2020, overall trucking volumes jumped by 32% compared to the same month last year, according to freight data and media company FreightWaves. The demand forced the federal government to lift a safety law that dictates how many hours a truck driver can work for the first time ever.