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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.
Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Liability Ruling Against C.H. Robinson for Fatal Accident
An Illinois appellate court has upheld a lower court鈥檚 ruling that freight forwarder C.H. Robinson Worldwide is liable for damages in a case stemming from a fatal truck accident in 2004.
April 15, 2011Isuzu Resumes Truck Production in Japan
Isuzu Motors Ltd. said it resumed truck production at its Fujisawa, Japan, plant Tuesday after being idled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in that country.
April 6, 2011Ohio Turnpike鈥檚 70-mph Speed Limit Takes Effect
The new 70-mile-per-hour speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike, which the state鈥檚 trucking industry opposes, has taken effect, the Associated Press reported.
April 4, 2011Volvo, Union Reach Tentative Deal on New Five-Year Labor Contract
Volvo Trucks North America and the United Auto Workers said they reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for workers at the heavy-duty New River Valley plant near Dublin, Va.
March 28, 2011Three Sentenced in Broker Fraud Scheme
Three California men have been sentenced to jail and ordered to pay restitution for a fraud scheme that involved double brokering of trucking loads.
March 25, 2011Supply Chains May Not Be Disrupted by Japan Turmoil, U.S. Truck Makers Say
Several truck makers and industry suppliers said their facilities sustained some damage from the March 11 earthquake in Japan, but they were not expecting it to result in significant supply disruptions to North America.
March 18, 2011Changes to Underride Guards Sought as Study Finds U.S. Standard Inadequate
The federal standard for underride guards on trucks and trailers is inadequate and should be upgraded to protect the drivers of vehicles that crash into the rear of trucks, an insurance safety advocacy group said last week.
March 7, 2011U.S., Mexico Reach Cross-Border Trucking Agreement
President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon agreed Thursday to a program that will allow Mexican trucks to travel into the United States, the Associated Press reported.
March 4, 2011Texas Cuts Truck Tolls on Highways near Austin
The Texas Transportation Commission has voted to lower truck tolls on two Austin-area highways in an attempt to encourage trucks to use them.
February 25, 2011Opinion: 鈥楤lack Box鈥 Retrieval Policies
Loss of event data recorder 鈥 or 鈥渂lack box鈥 鈥 information is one of the biggest problems in trucking accident litigation. While the market for EDR monitoring software has exploded in recent years, accident experts and attorneys are finding that much of this technology is incorrectly downloaded, analyzed and stored, creating legal and financial risks that can threaten the very existence of the company that makes use of it.
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