12 Sep Applications Filed for Major Cargo Projects at Anchorage Airport Nearly $600 million worth of cargo warehouse and transfer facility developments are proposed at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Read more...
12 Sep New York Completes $1.8 Million Bridge Strike Prevention Project New York officials have completed a project meant to reduce bridge strikes on the King Street Bridge in Westchester County. Read more...
12 Sep Michigan Gets $7.5 Million to Test Self-Driving Cars WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $7.5 million grant to the City of Detroit, the State of Michigan, the University of Michigan and the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti to boost research, development and testing of self-driving cars. Read more...
12 Sep NHTSA Opens Probe Into Nissan Rogue Automatic Emergency Braking DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking on the Nissan Rogue can turn on for no apparent reason. Read more...
12 Sep European Central Bank Deploys New Stimulus to Help Economy FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank delivered a new blast of monetary stimulus Sept. 12 to help the shaky economy in the face of uncertainties such as the U.S.-China trade conflict and Brexit. Read more...
12 Sep Monthly CPI Up 0.3% and 2.4% Over Last Year The August core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.3% from the prior month and was up 2.4% from a year earlier, a Labor Department report showed Sept. 12. Read more...
12 Sep Volvo Debuts ‘Dynamic Steering’ in North America DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America is introducing a steering system on its Class 8 trucks that the company said reduces steering force up to 85%, which it said can reduce driver fatigue and improve road safety. Read more...
11 Sep YRC’s Darren Hawkins Questions Tolling’s Viability at House Hearing WASHINGTON — As policymakers evaluate viable long-term approaches to fund the country’s transportation network, a trucking industry executive warned against relying on tolling. Read more...
11 Sep North American Drone Companies Ready to Buzz Drone companies are stepping up their plans to make final-mile delivery a regular part of freight movement by 2020. Read more...
11 Sep Ohio Announces DOT Grant for Automated Driving Program The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded an Ohio-based team of industry, academic and community partners a $7.5 million grant to develop self-driving vehicles. Read more...