18 Sep Opinion: How Robin Hood Would Fund Our Infrastructure Numerous studies by the Department of Transportation, the Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, American Trucking Associations and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association have warned that the quality and quantity of U.S. transportation infrastructure is deficient and in dire need of permanent, long-term funding. Read more...
15 Sep Secretary Chao to Address Industry at MCE in October The country’s top transportation official will update trucking executives about the Trump administration’s policies and objectives at the Management Conference & Exhibition hosted by American Trucking Associations next month in Orlando, Fla. Read more...
15 Sep FHWA Demonstrates 3-Truck Platoon in Virginia CENTREVILLE, Va. — Lawmakers gave and listened to earnest speeches on vehicle automation last week, and the nation’s transportation secretary held forth on the subject at a university, but 28 miles west of Capitol Hill the engineers took over and showed what platooning technology for trucks can do today. Read more...
15 Sep How Robin Hood Would Fund Our Infrastructure Numerous studies by the Department of Transportation, the Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, American Trucking Associations and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association have warned that the quality and quantity of U.S. transportation infrastructure is deficient and in dire need of permanent, long-term funding. Read more...
15 Sep Concerns About Hurricanes Dent American Consumer Sentiment U.S. consumer sentiment dipped in September as Americans expressed concern about the economic and inflationary impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, University of Michigan survey data showed Sept. 15. Read more...
15 Sep Class 8 Sales Top 17,000, Second-Highest Month in 2017 U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks rose to the second-highest total of the year, eclipsing 17,000, as they begin to mimic the earlier strengthening of orders and production, and small- and medium-size fleets increasingly see new trucks as crucial to driver retention, experts said. Read more...
15 Sep Truck Drivers Feel the Love From Execs During Appreciation Week Truck drivers have a message for America: While we appreciate the outpouring of thanks during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, what we really want is respect on the highways, at the loading docks and in the office for the job we do. Read more...
15 Sep Retail Sales Fall After Weaker Results in Prior Months An unexpected decline in August retail sales and downward revisions to the prior two months mainly reflected weaker results at auto dealerships, Commerce Department figures showed Sept. 15. Read more...
15 Sep Daimler Rolls Out Electric Truck in New York Daimler Trucks is trying to gain a foothold in the nascent electric-truck market with short-range haulers that can make New York City’s clogged streets cleaner and quieter. Read more...
14 Sep Oil Breaches $50 as Worldwide Energy Demand Outlook Brightens Oil topped $50 a barrel for the first time and closed at a six-week high amid heightened optimism that a demand resurgence is in the offing. Read more...