09 Nov Truck Hits Autonomous Shuttle on Launch Day A self-driving shuttle in downtown Las Vegas was involved in a minor wreck Nov. 8, the first day of a yearlong trial period. Read more...
09 Nov DOT to Add Four Opioids for Transportation Worker Drug Testing The U.S. Department of Transportation plans on Jan. 1 to begin testing truck drivers and other “safety-sensitive” transportation employees for the semi-synthetic opioids hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone, the agency announced Nov. 9. Read more...
09 Nov Flatbed Carrier Daseke Generates Small Profit in 3Q Daseke Inc. reported a profit for the first time since it became a publicly traded company last winter, reversing losses as a private entity one year ago and two quarters in the red in 2017. Read more...
09 Nov Caucus Created to Keep Focus on Infrastructure Investment A new caucus designed to call on congressional leaders to advance policies that modernize outdated infrastructure recently was endorsed by prominent transportation policymakers in the U.S. House. Read more...
09 Nov Truckload Driver Pay Jumps 1.6% in Third Quarter Longhaul truck driver pay rose in the third quarter as the truckload market tightened over the summer, setting the stage for a lift in salaries in 2018, according to the National Transportation Institute. Read more...
09 Nov US Proposes Freezing Mexican Trucks Out of New NAFTA The U.S. has proposed another difficult change to the North American Free Trade Agreement that could eventually prevent long-haul Mexican truckers from operating in the country, according to people familiar with the discussions. Read more...
09 Nov Canadian Lumber Tariff Raises Questions About Ramifications on Trucks, Railroads The Commerce Department slapped a 20.83% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber Nov. 2, a decision that may boost the U.S. flatbed market but suppress demand for trucking and railroad companies that operate across the nation’s northern border. Read more...
09 Nov Longhaul Driver Pay Jumps 1.6% in Third Quarter Longhaul truck driver pay rose in the third quarter as the truckload market tightened over the summer, setting the stage for a lift in salaries in 2018, according to the National Transportation Institute. Read more...
09 Nov Testimony: Pilot Flying J Execs Tell Sales Staff Their Customers Are Ignorant, Deserve Rip-Off Don’t feel guilty about shorting customers on rebates, Pilot Flying J executives preached to sales staffers: They deserve it. Read more...
08 Nov FedEx to Buy Up to 50 Planes to Upgrade Feeder Fleet FedEx will buy up to 50 new turboprop aircraft to launch a modernization of its global feeder fleet. Read more...