A pair of reports on the health of the multiemployer pension system are shedding light on healthy plans and how a proposal to bail out those in grave danger of collapsing would financially hit taxpayers.
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Diesel Rises 1 Cent to $2.797 Per Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel fuel increased 1 cent to $2.797 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 23.
Tax Reform Holding Up Trump Infrastructure Plan, Chao Says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Trump administration’s multiyear infrastructure funding proposal to modernize freight corridors and commuter networks will be unveiled after Congress reforms the tax code, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Oct. 23 at American Trucking Associations’ annual conference.
Wyoming Road Sign Auction Yields $33,000 for Highway Repair
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is placing the $33,005 it made from auctioning decommissioned road signs into its highway repair fund.
Ready or Not, Driverless Technology Beginnings Already Here
Some consumers say they are wary of a driverless car future, but a new survey says the beginnings of the technology which will power that future are already available on most new vehicle models and many consumers are willing to pay thousands of dollars…
You can’t avoid new technology
With so much technology available for trucks today — NACFE has identified 85 technologies that improve fuel economy — it can be hard to decide which make the most sense for you.
A panel that I attended at the recent Technology & Maintenance Counc
Some ELD relief for vehicle rentals
Ever since the electronic logging device rule was announced, there have been questions and concerns surrounding the use of ELDs in rental trucks.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently made a decision that addresses at least part of
Drones That Would Augment Truck Delivery Get Test Run in Las Vegas
Drones could be routinely dropping packages out of the air as early as this December, just in time for the busy holiday season, if one company that demonstrated its technology recently in Las Vegas has its way
Eyes on the road; Hands on the wheel; Driver control of information flow
Those were some of the words I used almost 20 years ago when introducing the Truck Productivity Computer. It was a computer that replaced the radio, had GPS, and voice recognition. Multiple companies could run applications on it. It could record driv
ATA president: Time for ELD fighting is over
Spear seeks action on driver shortage as U.S. Labor secretary touts apprenticeship programs.