13 Dec Truck Turn Times Improve at SoCal Ports as Volumes Continue to Surge The average time it took a truck driver to enter and exit the two largest ports in North America — Los Angeles and Long Beach — was 10 minutes quicker in November versus the same time a year ago, according to the Harbor Trucking Association. Read more...
13 Dec Minnesota DOT Tests Driverless Shuttle Bus With a cheery chime, a small, squarish minibus eased forward and tentatively took to the “highway” Dec. 12, advancing to a top speed of 3 miles per hour in the frigid morning air punctuated by a dash of swirling snow. Read more...
13 Dec Medium-Duty Kenworth Trucks Serve Canadian News Outlet The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is using three Kenworth Truck Co. K-Series medium-duty cabovers as mobile production trucks. Read more...
13 Dec Talks Stall as Union, Terminal Operators Hit Roadblock Over Automation Contract talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance ended on Dec. 6 after a disagreement over automation at terminals, leaving negotiations at a standstill without future talks scheduled. Read more...
13 Dec Year of the ELD: A Timeline The Dec. 18 phase-in of the mandate for electronic logging devices might be THE story in trucking of 2017 — and the mandate's effect will live into 2018 and well beyond. Read more...
12 Dec Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Steve Cohen Unveil Underride Guards Legislation Legislation that would require underride guards on sides and front of trucks as a way to improve highway safety was introduced Dec. 12 in the House and Senate. Read more...
12 Dec Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Steve Cohen Unveil Underride Guard Legislation Legislation that would require underride guards on sides and front of trucks as a way to improve highway safety was introduced Dec. 12 in the House and Senate. Read more...
12 Dec FMCSA Grants Rental Group TRALA 90-Day ELD Waiver The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to grant the Truck Renting and Leasing Association a 90-day waiver from the upcoming electronic logging device mandate. Read more...
12 Dec Goldman Sachs Warns of US NAFTA Exit as Negotiators Seek Small Wins Investors remain on alert over the threat of Nafta talks failing even as negotiators meet this week in Washington and seek minor victories on less contentious issues. Read more...
12 Dec White House Stays Neutral on Fuel Tax Hike, Infrastructure Adviser D.J. Gribbin Says WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is sticking with its neutral stance on whether to increase federal fuel taxes to finance big-scale transportation projects, infrastructure policy adviser D.J. Gribbin said Dec. 12. Read more...