20 Sep Tonnage Slips 1.8% in August Truck tonnage showed a slight downturn of 1.8% in August, according to American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index. Read more...
20 Sep Trailer Orders Boom Amid Nonstop Demand Records keep falling. U.S. trailer orders reached 38,200 in August, the most ever for the month, ACT Research Co. reported. Read more...
20 Sep Transportation Bill Could Be Next Up After Senate Sends House Defense Bill The U.S. Senate has gained more time to finalize a transportation measure that includes a key trucking provision prior to a Sept. 30 deadline now that it has approved a fiscal 2019 defense funding bill. Read more...
20 Sep Trump Presses OPEC to Reduce Prices as Crude Trades Near $80 President Donald Trump resumed his criticism of OPEC, saying on Twitter that the cartel “must get prices down now!” Read more...
20 Sep PHMSA Exempts Hazmat, Secure-Cargo Carriers From California Rest Rule The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has pre-empted motor carriers hauling hazardous materials, explosives and security-sensitive cargo from California’s meal-and-rest-break requirements. Read more...
20 Sep Volvo Exhibits Autonomous Vera Concept HANOVER, Germany — Volvo Trucks exhibited an autonomous truck concept that entirely removes the cab from the tractor and highlighted its investments in electric vehicles at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show. Read more...
20 Sep Editorial: Making Connections at IAA Connectivity was all the rage during this week’s media preview for the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover, Germany, with many manufacturers touting the value and capability of the technologies they’re developing and deploying for their customers. Read more...
19 Sep FMCSA Extends Public Comment Period on HOS Concerns The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the period of comment for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding hours of service for drivers hauling property. Read more...
19 Sep Officers Issue 57,405 Citations, 87,907 Warnings During Operation Safe Driver Week Commercial motor vehicle enforcement officers patrolling U.S. and Canadian highways issued more than 57,000 citations and nearly 88,000 warnings for unsafe driving behaviors during 2018 Operation Safe Driver Week, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported Sept. 19. Read more...
19 Sep Huntsville Airport Receives $29 Million Grant Huntsville International Airport will receive a federal grant of more than $29 million for improvements, including construction of a new taxiway, according to an announcement Sept. 17 by Sen. Richard Shelby. Read more...