14 Jun Daimler Trucks' Martin Daum Warns That Tariffs Will Increase Production Costs PORTLAND, Ore. — New U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could ultimately raise the price of trucks sold in the United States, top executives at the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer warned. Read more...
14 Jun Enterprise Picks Up a Partner in First Driverless Car Foray Enterprise Holdings Inc., the nation’s largest car renter, is making a foray into self-driving — albeit gingerly. Read more...
14 Jun Truck Makers Must Monitor Carbon Ahead of EU Emissions Cut Daimler Trucks, Renault Trucks, Scania AB, and other heavy vehicle manufacturers must calculate and report the carbon dioxide emissions of their new models starting Jan. 1, 2019. Read more...
14 Jun AASHTO’s Top Western Members Earn Transportation Awards Several states representing the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ western region earned awards for outstanding transportation projects. Read more...
14 Jun Ports of Indiana Names New CEO Vanta E. Coda II has been named the Ports of Indiana’s next CEO to replace Rich Cooper following his retirement, effective July 1. Cooper is retiring after 16 years with the Ports of Indiana and will assist the organization with the leadership transition through the end of the year. Read more...
14 Jun Bendix Appoints Michael Hawthorne as CEO Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has appointed Michael Hawthorne as its CEO and named him as a member of the company’s executive board. Read more...
14 Jun DOT Debuts Contest to Develop Innovative Ways to Analyze Crash Data Concerned about a rise in highway fatalities in recent years, the U.S. Department of Transportation is launching a contest for cash prizes with the goal of finding “innovative analytical visualization tools” that will reveal insights into serious crashes and improve understanding of transportation safety. Read more...
14 Jun OSHA Conducts First of Hearings on Whistleblower Protections Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration had scheduled a two-hour public hearing June 12 for trucking and rail industry stakeholders to disclose issues facing the agency’s whistleblower protection program — but the hearing only lasted an hour. Read more...
13 Jun Senate Bill Would Repeal Federal Excise Tax on Heavy Truck Sales Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) introduced a bill June 13 that would repeal the federal excise tax that applies to the sale of heavy-duty trucks. Read more...
13 Jun Langenhahn’s Wisconsin Victory Is a Family Affair A family that practices truck driving together wins grand champion titles together. This can be said for XPO Logistics’ Jeff Langenhahn, who won Wisconsin’s grand champion title May 18-19 at the Wisconsin Truck Driving Championships. Read more...