06 Sep Pavement Trade Association Files HOS Exemption Request The American Concrete Pavement Association has requested exemption from certain hours-of-service regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Read more...
06 Sep Hub Group Finds Buyer for Mode Transportation Less than a month after saying it would explore strategic alternatives for Mode Transportation, Hub Group found a buyer to pay more than $200 million for its agent-based multimodal freight brokerage business. Read more...
06 Sep FMCSA Chief Ray Martinez to Address Key Industry Issues at MCE Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Ray Martinez will be a keynote speaker at American Trucking Associations’ conference next month to provide an update on new rules covering the industry. Read more...
06 Sep Electric Trucks Could Save Europe 11 Billion Barrels of Oil Through 2050 Transforming the European Union’s truck fleet to electric and hydrogen vehicles from diesel-powered engines could cut oil use by as much as 11 billion barrels through 2050, or more than two years’ worth of imports. Read more...
06 Sep Trucks Targeted for Toll Increase in Indiana’s Infrastructure Plan Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s recently announced $1 billion infrastructure plan will rely on a 35% increase to the rates that pertain to trucks on the Indiana Toll Road. Read more...
06 Sep Utah Driver Sues Tesla After Crashing in Autopilot Mode SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah driver who slammed her Tesla into a stopped firetruck at a red light earlier this year while using the vehicle’s semi-autonomous function has sued the company, saying salespeople told her the car would stop on its own in Autopilot mode if something were in its path. Read more...
06 Sep Dot Foods Owner Buys TAGG Logistics Dot Family Holdings has acquired TAGG Logistics, a St. Louis-based company that provides fulfillment services for goods purchased online. Read more...
06 Sep California Wildfire Forces Truckers to Abandon Rigs on Highway REDDING, Calif. — An explosive wildfire that closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway nearly tripled in size overnight, just weeks after a nearby blaze that left neighborhoods in ruins and killed eight people, officials said Sept. 6. Read more...
06 Sep US Productivity Grew at Strong 2.9% Rate in Q2 WASHINGTON — The Labor Department on Sept. 6 affirmed last month’s report that U.S. productivity increased at an annual rate of 2.9% in the second quarter. Read more...
06 Sep Ford Recalls 2 Million F-150 Pickups Over Seat Belts DETROIT — Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickups in North America because the seat belts can cause fires. Read more...