THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court on May 26 ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared with 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activism groups, which hailed the decision as a victory for the planet.
May 26, 2021GovernmentBusinessSafety
60% More Travelers for Memorial Day This Year, AAA Says
About 37 million people will travel this Memorial Day, a significant boost from a year ago, according to AAA’s forecast for the traditional kickoff of the country’s summer driving season.
May 25, 2021GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATRI’s 2021 Research Priorities Include Young Drivers, Electric Trucks
Understanding the most effective way to bring 18- to 20-year-olds into the trucking industry was listed as a top 2021 research priority for the American Transportation Research Institute.
May 25, 2021GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
North Carolina DOT Pilots Trucking Alert System
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is piloting an in-cab trucking alert system in an effort to reduce the risk of commercial motor vehicle crashes.
May 24, 2021BusinessEquipmentSafetyTCA
4 Million Accident-Free Miles and Still Trucking at 79
Four million miles and not so much as a fender-bender. Pennsylvania trucker Don Cook, 79, attributes his success to skill and patience — “You have to have your wits about you,” he said — but also to luck.
May 24, 2021GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
Truckers Work to Purge Systems of Banned Chinese Technologies, but Challenges Remain
Most motor carriers doing business with the federal government are believed to have responded to a requirement that they do their best to purge technology systems of five banned Chinese technology providers said to be potential hackers into U.S. intelligence and defense agencies’ information systems.
May 24, 2021BusinessTechnologySafetyFuelAutonomous
Tesla Tests Lidar, Which Musk Once Scorned
Tesla Inc., whose boss Elon Musk says he can develop a fully self-driving car without using laser-sensor technology, has a contract to use such lidar sensors from Luminar Technologies Inc. for testing and development, according to people familiar with the matter.
May 24, 2021GovernmentSafety
Commission Allocates $924 Million for California Infrastructure Projects
The California Transportation Commission allocated $924 million for critical infrastructure projects at its most recent meeting.
May 24, 2021GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
Senate Panel Reaches Bipartisan Deal on Highway Funding Package
A group of senators said it reached a bipartisan agreement on highway funding a day after Republicans rejected the Biden administration’s trimmed-down $1.7 trillion infrastructure proposal.
May 24, 2021GovernmentBusinessSafety
Illinois Releases $20.7 Billion Infrastructure Construction Plan
Illinois Gov. Jay “J.B.” Pritzker joined various officials May 19 to announce the release of a $20.7 billion transportation construction plan for the state.
May 21, 2021