Hendrickson becomes acting administrator of Federal Highway Administration
Author: Neil Abt
PACCAR unveils automated transmission
New offering completes integrated powertrain for Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks
Can you teach a driverless truck to use a paper log?
How do you teach a driverless truck to fill out a paper log?
That was a question a 20–something passenger asked me as I gave him an Uber ride earlier this year in Portland, OR.
Our conversation started when I pointed out a custom-painted truck next t
TIA's Voltmann shares details of White House meeting
We have been grossly hamstrung by a lack of political staff at the agencies – TIA president and CEO Robert Voltmann
Trump signs executive order to speed infrastructure permitting process
Measure reportedly eliminates Obama-era measure to factor in climate change
Jury awards trucking company $30 million in Navistar engine case
Tennessee case involves older EGR engines
States, routing firms prep truckers for solar eclipse traffic nightmare
Editor’s note: An updated transportation fact sheet from the Federal Highway Administration regarding the eclipse can be found at this link.
Equipment makers, freight rails not immune from ELD mandate
Intermodal transportation in particular projected to benefit in 2018
Real-time routing
Need for better weather, parking information sparks new innovations
ELD makers frustrated with Congress, urge truckers not to wait until December deadline
This is a massive unfunded mandate that provides no safety, economic, or productivity benefits – OOIDA letter to Rep. Brian Babin.