04 Jan XPO, DHL Back Tesla Semi Logistics firms are joining trucking companies in checking out the potential for the Tesla Semi, with at least two testing prototypes of the electric truck. Read more...
04 Jan Truck Drivers, Delivery Workers Incurred Highest Number of Fatalities in 2016 Delivery workers and truck operators incurred the greatest number of fatal workplace injuries in 2016, according to a December report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read more...
04 Jan Peloton Pledges Commercial Platooning in 2018 2018 could bring commercial applications of truck platooning after successful demonstrations of the driver-assisted technology last month in Florida and Michigan by platooning developer Peloton Technology. Read more...
04 Jan Hong Kong Set to Lose Spot Among Top Five Container Ports in 2018 Hong Kong is poised to lose its ranking as the world’s fifth-busiest container port if cargo-handling trends continue. Read more...
04 Jan Consumer Comfort in US Advanced in 2017 to a 16-Year High >American consumers last year were more upbeat on average than at any time since 2001, reflecting more favorable views of the economy, personal finances and the buying climate, according to the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Jan. 4. Read more...
04 Jan FMCSA to Phase in Multiyear Plans for State Grant Program FMCSA announced Jan. 4 that some states will start using multiyear commercial vehicle safety plans when carrying out projects made possible by the agency’s largest grant program supporting states. Read more...
04 Jan Companies in US Added 250,000 Jobs in December, ADP Says Payrolls at U.S. companies increased in December by the most in nine months, consistent with further progress in the labor market, according to data released Jan. 4 from the ADP Research Institute in Roseland, N.J. Read more...
04 Jan California Bill Seeks Ban on Fossil-Fueled Vehicles by 2040 California would ban the sale of new cars and trucks powered by fossil fuels in 2040 under legislation introduced Jan. 3 in the state legislature. Read more...
04 Jan Transport Topics’ Eugene Mulero Talks Infrastructure on C-SPAN Transport Topics reporter Eugene Mulero talked infrastructure as a guest on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program Jan. 4. Read more...
04 Jan Here’s How the Winter Deep Freeze Will Affect the US Economy A winter storm sweeping the U.S. East Coast after a week of very low temperatures is probably boosting demand for boots and mittens — and thanks in part to its timing, it shouldn’t chill economic data more broadly. Read more...