20 Mar Opinion: Modern Free Trade Agreements Good for US Businesses For more than 30 years, free trade agreements have facilitated international trade, fueled economic growth, raised living standards and allowed American families access to affordable goods and services. Many businesses large and small understand the benefits of FTAs and have adjusted their business plans to center around international expansion. However, globalization is also fueling a vigorous national debate on the parameters of free trade. Read more...
20 Mar Next Trucking Partners With International Shipping Giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines A company that got its start as an online marketplace to connect drivers and loads is branching out to provide a broader array of logistics services between the United States and China. Read more...
20 Mar Trump Infrastructure Proposal Could Fund Self-Driving Truck Lanes, DOT Official Says Projects aimed at building dedicated lanes for self-driving trucks would qualify for funds under President Donald Trump’s infrastructure proposal unveiled last month, a top federal transportation official said March 16. Read more...
20 Mar Toyota Pauses Robot-Car Program Citing Drivers’ Emotional Toll Toyota Motor Corp. has halted tests of its “Chauffeur” autonomous driving system on U.S. public roads after a Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle operating in autonomous mode under the supervision of a human safety driver struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on March 18. Read more...
20 Mar Arizona DOT Trains Mexican Fleets, Expedites Border Inspections The Arizona Department of Transportation has significantly reduced wait times for trucks moving through border inspection facilities using training programs geared toward Mexican fleets. Read more...
20 Mar As Transportation Costs Mount, Amazon Is Squeezing Suppliers to Curb Losses in Price Wars Amazon.com Inc., locked in a margin-crushing price war, is offloading costs onto suppliers and limiting the number of single, low-priced items shoppers can purchase in an effort to offset rising shipping costs. Read more...
20 Mar Uber Crash Is Nightmare Driverless World Feared but Expected Waymo recently showed a video of people riding in its self-driving minivans. They thumbed their phones, yawned and one snoozed. he message: Driverless cars are so safe, they’re boring. Read more...
20 Mar Ontario Trucking Group Asks to be Considered for Immigrant Workforce Program The Ontario Trucking Association has asked to be included in a government program that allows immigrants who work in certain sectors to be considered for permanent resident status. Read more...
20 Mar Los Angeles, Long Beach Turn Times Drop as Cargo Volume Grows to February Record Truck drivers took seven minutes less, on average, to enter and exit the two large Southern California ports in February compared with the same period a year ago. Read more...
20 Mar Uber Death Elicits Warning From Teamsters Wary of Robo-Truckers The largest union for U.S. truck drivers, which has taken a cautious view of autonomous vehicles, called for stronger safeguards after a self-driving SUV operated by Uber Technologies Inc. killed a pedestrian in Phoenix on March 18. Read more...