24 Jan Experts Discuss Autonomous Tech’s Effect on Freight WASHINGTON — As they become more prevalent, autonomous technologies will bear a bigger impact on freight transportation, according to panelists assembled at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ winter meeting. Read more...
24 Jan U.S. Xpress Moves to Divest U.S.-Mexico Trucking Operations U.S. Xpress Enterprises has decided to cut back on its cross-border trucking operations, agreeing to sell its terminal in Laredo, Texas, along with 700 dry van trailers and divest its ownership of Xpress Internacional, a company based in Mexico that U.S. Xpress has operated since 2007. Read more...
24 Jan Ryder Expands Truck-Sharing Platform to South Florida Ryder System Inc. announced it has expanded its digital truck-sharing platform, Coop by Ryder, to South Florida. Read more...
24 Jan Government Shutdown Strains Emerge in US Air Travel System The strain of a 34-day partial government shutdown is weighing on the nation’s air-travel system, both the federal workers who make it go and the airlines that depend on them. Air traffic controllers and airport security agents continued to work without pay — they will miss a second biweekly paycheck Jan. 25 — but high absentee rates raise the threat of long airport lines, or worse. Read more...
24 Jan USDOT: Surface Transportation Agencies Continue as Normal During Shutdown More than a month into a partial government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Transportation indicates that it’s business as usual for trucking regulators and officials responsible for the country’s surface transportation network. Read more...
24 Jan Union Pacific, CSX, Reflect Solid Economic Growth OMAHA, Neb. — The economy appears strong to the major freight railroads that haul the products and raw materials companies rely on, but the lingering trade disputes could derail business if they continue. Read more...
24 Jan Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to California’s Low-Carbon Fuel Standard An appeals court has rejected a challenge by a group of trade and energy organizations to block California’s low-carbon fuel standard aimed at reducing the rate of greenhouse gas emissions in the state’s transportation sector. Read more...
24 Jan Railcar Loads for Canadian Oil Hit Record Amid Pipeline Bottleneck Heavy Canadian crude isn’t getting cheaper, but that hasn’t stopped companies from splurging on costly rail shipments. Read more...
24 Jan CARB Aggressively Pursues Tougher NOx and PM Emissions Reductions California environmental regulators are aggressively moving forward with plans to require significant reductions in nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emissions for heavy trucks, improvements in “real time” on-board diagnostics, and lengthening the “useful life,” durability and warranty periods for heavy trucks. Read more...
24 Jan Renault Reshapes Executive Team After Carlos Ghosn’s Resignation Renault SA named a new leadership team hours after Carlos Ghosn resigned as chairman and CEO from a prison cell in Japan, where he has been held for more than two months. Read more...