06 Jun Union Pacific, Switchman With Arthritic Knees Settle Discrimination Suit Union Pacific and a former switchman at the railroad’s Grand Junction, Colo., rail yard have settled for an undisclosed amount his allegations that he was discriminated against because he has arthritic knees, the parties told Bloomberg on June 6. Read more...
06 Jun Brent Yeagy Named CEO of Trailer Maker Wabash National Corp. Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. named Brent Yeagy its president and CEO, succeeding Richard Giromini. Read more...
06 Jun California Seeks White House Meeting on Fuel-Efficiency Revamp California air-pollution regulators want to meet with Trump administration officials over plans to ease federal auto-efficiency standards, saying in a letter to the White House that efforts to undermine the state’s authority would run afoul of the law. Read more...
06 Jun US, China Barter on Trade Gap as Tariff Deadline Nears The United States and China continued to haggle over the shape of a deal to fend off an impending trade war, with China offering to boost purchases of American goods and the United States finalizing a deal to allow China’s ZTE Corp. to resume purchases from American suppliers. Read more...
06 Jun Safety, Insurance Costs Cited in Study as Reasons to Consider Autonomous Vehicles As autonomous vehicles become more commonplace on our highways and roads, drivers of both trucks and passenger cars are likely to become more accepting of the technology, a survey of U.S. consumers by the market research firm J.D. Power found. Read more...
06 Jun Rhode Island Truck Tolls Will Start June 11 After a series of false starts, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation will begin its trucks-only tolling program June 11. Read more...
06 Jun Daimler Announces Automated Truck Research Center in Portland PORTLAND, Ore. — Daimler Trucks announced it is establishing an Automated Truck Research and Development Center here at its North American headquarters to test and validate automated driving technologies. Read more...
06 Jun Sen. Susan Collins Says ‘It’s Hard to See’ Comprehensive Infrastructure Bill This Year WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the Senate’s top transportation funding leader, expressed pessimism over whether her chamber would advance a long-term infrastructure measure this year, a sentiment shared by the Trump White House. Read more...
06 Jun US Trade Gap Narrows to Seven-Month Low on Record Exports The U.S. trade deficit narrowed to the lowest level since September as exports rose to a record, amid Trump administration tariffs and trade threats that risk hurting global commerce. Read more...
06 Jun INFRA Grants Address Congestion, Corridor Expansion The most recent spate of Infrastructure For Rebuilding America grants will support some major mobility and capacity projects throughout the country. Read more...