Just weeks after making what it called the world's first shipment by a self-driving truck, Otto plans to travel a 35-mile stretch of U.S. Route 33 in Ohio in another test of its autonomous technology.
November 27, 2016Government, Business, Safety, Technology, Autonomous
That Truck You See on Ohio Roads This Week Might Be Driving Itself
Government, Business, Autonomous
Michigan House OKs Truck Platooning
Two months and three days after Michigan’s Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing truck platooning in the state, the House followed suit Nov. 10.
November 14, 2016Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Trump Touts Infrastructure
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s win, trucking and transportation industry executives saw the president-elect’s bullish interest in modernizing the country’s infrastructure as a glass-half-full.
November 14, 2016Business, Government, Autonomous
Intermodal Drops 4.6% as Trucking Gains Loads
Intermodal volumes declined in the third quarter because truck prices are lower than a year ago and that has diverted business away from railroads, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.
November 14, 2016Business, Safety, Autonomous
Cargo Thieves Feast on Thanksgiving Week; More Than $8.2 Million Stolen Since 2012
Thanksgiving traditionally is a time to spend with family, but it’s also a holiday when cargo thefts spike as criminals resort to sophisticated and coordinated strikes against the trucking and warehouse industry, experts say.
November 14, 2016Business, Safety, Equipment, Autonomous
Heavy Cancellations Reduce October Net Orders to Fewer Than 14,000 North American Trucks
Net preliminary Class 8 truck orders in October fell below 14,000, but cancellations of previous orders that were removed from the books last month complicated the picture, analysts said.
November 14, 2016Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
For-Hire Trucking Adds 3,000 Positions
For-hire trucking followed the nation as a whole, adding jobs in October, according to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Labor.
November 14, 2016Government
DOT Seeking Applicants for FASTLANE Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking applicants for FASTLANE grants worth a total of $850 million for freight and highway projects, the department announced on Oct. 28.
October 31, 2016Business, Autonomous
Otto's Beer Delivery Hailed as First Shipment by Self-Driving Truck
Otto announced Oct. 25 that one of its heavy-duty, self-driving trucks completed a 120-mile delivery for Anheuser-Busch InBev the week of Oct. 17 in what it called the world’s first shipment by a self-driving truck.
October 25, 2016Business, Autonomous
Hyperloop One Raises $50 Million, Dubai Port CEO Added to Board
Hyperloop Technologies Inc., a Los Angeles-based company building a futuristic transportation system, said it raised $50 million in convertible-debt financing and hired Uber Technologies Inc.’s former chief financial officer.
October 14, 2016