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Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.

Business, Autonomous

OEM Powertrain Integration Will Reshape Telematics Market, DTNA Official Says

PRINCETON, N.J. 鈥 Truck makers鈥 increasing emphasis on powertrain integration and remote diagnostics will have a heavy influence on the telematics industry in the years ahead, an official at Daimler Trucks North America said.

May 6, 2015
Business, Safety, Autonomous

Truck/Rail Freight Rises 2% in 1Q, IANA Report Says

The Intermodal Association of North America pegged first-quarter truck/rail shipment growth at 2%, which was achieved despite a drop in international cargo due to West Coast port delays.

May 5, 2015
Business, Safety, Technology, Government, Autonomous

TT Archives: Substance Abuse Testing

In 1994, after several years of preparation alcohol testing was announced for truck and bus drivers in both interstate and intrastate commerce. These regulations 鈥渂uild on the transportations industry鈥榮 track record with drug testing over the past three years,鈥 said Transportation Secretary Federico Pena.

May 4, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

NTSB Recommends Video Recorders on Heavy Trucks and Buses

The National Transportation Safety Board on April 29 issued a recommendation that heavy truck and bus fleet operators deploy in-cab video system recorder technology to monitor their drivers.

April 30, 2015
Business, Equipment, Autonomous

Truck Operators Urged to Monitor Tire Pressure

BOSTON 鈥 Proper tire inflation saves money, tank truck executives meeting here were reminded.

April 29, 2015
Business, Autonomous

Economists at NTTC Predict Solid Year for Trucking in 2015

BOSTON 鈥 The nation鈥檚 tank truck industry will not grow as rapidly this year as it did from 2011 to 2013, but volumes hauled will remain strong, especially as聽gross domestic product recovers from a flat first quarter.

April 29, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

FMCSA Ends Driver Recruitment for Restart Study

Federal regulators said they have exceeded their goal of recruiting more than 225 truck driver volunteers to participate in an hours-of-service 34-hour restart study.

April 29, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

House Transportation Funding Leaders Unveil Fiscal 2016 Bill

The transportation funding panel in the House on April 28 released legislation that would provide $572 million for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agency that oversees the trucking industry.

April 28, 2015
Government, Fuel, Business, Autonomous

Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Federal Truck GHG Emissions Standards

An appeals court has dismissed a legal challenge to federal greenhouse-gas emissions and fuel-efficiency standards for medium and heavy trucks by a California construction company and the California Construction Trucking Association.

April 28, 2015
Business, Safety, Autonomous

Tonnage Rises 5% in March

Truck tonnage rose 5% last month, providing a sign of continued economic expansion as fleets enter the heart of the spring freight season, American Trucking Associations reported.

April 27, 2015