13 Jun Autonomous Trucking Gaining Ground in China In China, autonomous trucking is coming faster than expected. Chinese driverless truck startup Fabu Technology said June 12 that its driverless trucks already have taken part in open road tests and it plans to offer intercity cargo transportation this year, which is expected to radically reshape the nation’s freight transportation market. Read more...
13 Jun Medium-Duty Sales Advance Again on Class 6 Strength U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks rose 13.7% in May to 20,801, driven by large gains in demand for Class 6 trucks, a highly competitive sector. Read more...
13 Jun Trump Says He May Upset China Over Trade Action in Coming Weeks President Donald Trump said he’ll confront China “very strongly” over trade in the coming weeks, and send a warning to North Korea’s biggest trading partner after his meeting with Kim Jong Un. Read more...
13 Jun Trucking Industry Adjusts to ELD Mandate as Focus on HOS Compliance Sharpens The U.S. trucking industry is continuing to adjust to the federal electronic logging device mandate that took effect late last year. Read more...
13 Jun Transportation Industry Asks OSHA for Whistleblower Improvements Raising awareness of OSHA’s whistleblower rules would improve the agency’s enforcement of laws banning retaliation against employees in the rail and trucking industries, business and worker representatives said. Read more...
13 Jun Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles Could Ease Congestion, Senators Argue WASHINGTON — The looming mainstream deployment of autonomous cars and trucks around the country has the potential to improve traffic safety while reducing congestion along key freight corridors and metropolitan regions, senators on a transportation committee said June 13. Read more...
13 Jun VW Agrees to $1.2 Billion Fine as Diesel Crisis Grinds On Volkswagen AG will pay a $1.2 billion fine ($1 billion euro) imposed by German prosecutors for cheating to get around diesel-emissions regulations, closing one chapter in a three-year-old crisis even as new developments arise. Read more...
13 Jun Delivery Boom Breeds Hiring Crisis: Finding Enough Drivers Every season now seems like peak season for Leonard Wright, who’s constantly recruiting drivers to staff his INPAX Shipping Solutions. Read more...
13 Jun Iowa Commission Approves $3.4 Billion, Five-Year Road and Infrastructure Plan Iowa’s transportation commission has approved a $3.4 billion Transportation Improvement Program for fiscal years 2019-2023. Read more...
13 Jun South Carolina Ports Break May Volume Record Despite Key Bridge Closure Despite the partial closure of an important interstate bridge in the Charleston area, South Carolina ports broke their May record for the volume of containers handled. Read more...