26 Mar Senate Bill Could Clean Up Patchwork Autonomous Vehicle Laws The companies and officials influencing the development of self-driving technology offered a wide variety of reactions to the death of a pedestrian struck by an Uber autonomous vehicle March 18. Read more...
26 Mar US Recession May Come Just in Time for Trump’s Re-Election Bid Here’s another reason to circle the 2020 election year on the calendar. It may well be the year of the next U.S. recession. Read more...
26 Mar Mnuchin ‘Hopeful’ Truce Can Be Reached With China on Trade Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he’s optimistic the U.S. can reach an agreement with China that will avert the need for President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on at least $50 billion of goods from the country. Read more...
25 Mar FMCSA Officials Outline Personal Conveyance Guidance LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the second consecutive day, a meeting between truck drivers and federal regulators turned sour, with more than a dozen drivers yelling at regulatory officials attempting to have a peaceful presentation and question-and-answer session on hours of service and driver personal conveyance issues. Read more...
25 Mar FMCSA Officials Outline Personal Conveyance Guidance in Contentious Meeting LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the second consecutive day, a meeting between truck drivers and federal regulators turned sour, with more than a dozen drivers yelling at regulatory officials attempting to have a peaceful presentation and question-and-answer session on hours of service and driver personal conveyance issues. Read more...
24 Mar Focus at MATS Turns to Technology, Driver Recruiting LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The proliferation of technology for small carriers and a heavy focus on driver recruitment were among the leading themes of the 2018 Mid-America Trucking Show, which went off with minimal disruption despite a major snowstorm prior to the annual event. Read more...
24 Mar More Powerful Charging Systems on the Rise LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Intermittent fault codes on a truck are often rooted in the starting and charging system, as so much of the truck depends on the electrical system, experts said at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Read more...
24 Mar SuperFan Rick McClerkin Wins Peterbilt's 1 Millionth Truck LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rick McClerkin has been a Peterbilt truck lover since he was a kid. Now 61, he's officially the SuperFan and has a Model 567 to prove it. Read more...
24 Mar New FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez Grilled by Angry Drivers in Listening Session LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In his first official “grass roots outreach” with a room full of truck drivers — and only a month on the job as the nation’s top trucking regulator — Ray Martinez said he hoped the session would not be “an angry event.” It was. Read more...
23 Mar San Francisco Mayor Says Driverless Cars Are ‘Future of the Streets’ Days after a fatal self-driving-car collision in Arizona, six makers of driverless vehicles came to San Francisco on March 22 to demonstrate their technology — and emphasize its safety features — to city leaders and public-safety officers. Read more...