- Truckers Tell FMCSA of Concerns About Coercion, Flexibility at HOS Listening SessionWASHINGTON — Drivers and trucking industry representatives had another chance to voice comments on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal to change certain hours-of-service requirements Sept. 17. ... read more
- Factory Output Rises More Than Forecast in Broad GainU.S. factory output increased in August by more than forecast in a broad advance that signals manufacturing may be starting to stabilize. ... read more
- US Chamber Leader Tom Donohue Hopeful About Infrastructure Bill’s PassageU.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue indicated on Sept. 16 that a window of opportunity finally has opened up for Congress to act meaningfully on a federal infrastructure measure. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. ... read more
- House opens probe into DOT boss Chao over alleged ethical violationsnews reports from earlier this year contend that Chao has used her position to benefit her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and her family's maritime shipping business, the Foremost Group. She also allegedly failed to divest shares from a holding company that receives roads contract from the DOT. ... read more
- Approaches to pay-to-reserve parking: Readers diverge on ‘last resort’ and ‘operational benefit’ upshotWhile the largest share of respondents to our recent polling on pay-to-reserve parking reported never using such systems, the remainder showed a split on the operational benefits of such systems, with a third of those who use them doing so only as a last resort upon arrival at a stop. ... read more
- Speeding, seat belt use among top violations for truckers during Operation Safe Driver WeekCVSA selected speeding as the emphasis of the blitz for officers, which resulted in 1,454 tickets and 2,126 warnings issued to truck drivers for speeding, compared to 16,102 citations and 21,001 warnings to passenger car drivers for the offense. ... read more
- Volvo’s first electric VNR ready for the roadVTNA plans regional rollout of its first Class 8 battery-electric vehicle over next two years. OEM will offer full service, including electric charging infrastructure. ... read more
- The power of technology, people, process in your operationsThe next time you see the towers holding high-voltage power lines, look closely: You’ll probably spot repeating triangular shapes in the towers’ structure. Triangles, the most rigid simple geometric shape, are the darlings of engineers and architects ... read more
- Spotting a fire truck ahead is easy for people, not so for autonomous vehiclesAdvocates for cutting the death toll on U.S. roadways are eagerly awaiting the maturity of autonomous technology because of its promise to reduce accidents, particularly rear-end collisions. ... read more