Transport Topics has won five āAzbeeā awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors in the Mid-Atlantic region, including gold awards in three categories.
June 17, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Top 100
TT Wins Five ASBPE Regional Awards
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Chinaās Meat Testing Threatens to Derail US Pork Exports
Chinaās move to test imported meat for the novel coronavirus is threatening to derail trade with the worldās largest pork consumer, hurting American farmers who had seen shipments boom.
June 17, 2020Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
Senator Slams FAAās āDeliberateā Attempt to Stymie 737 Max Probe
A Senate committee chairman sharply criticized the Federal Aviation Administration on June 17 for what he alleged were repeated failures to respond to a committeeās investigation into two crashes of Boeing Co.ās 737 Max.
June 17, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous
FHWA Grant Supports Automated Truck Corridor on Interstate 70
A team of partners including the Indiana and Ohio departments of transportation has been awarded a federal grant of $4.4 million in support of an automated truck corridor.
June 17, 2020Business, Technology, Safety, Top 100
Technology Is Key in Fleetsā Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
Technology has shaped how trucking companies have navigated through the coronavirus pandemic while setting the resulting economic slowdown apart from past ones.
June 17, 2020Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
Boeing Max Disasters Spur Senate Bid to Toughen New-Jet Rules
A Senate bill introduced June 16 calls for more government oversight of aircraft certification in reaction to a pair of Boeing Co. 737 Max crashes.
June 16, 2020Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics
Amazon Deploys Social Distancing Software at US Warehouses
Amazon.com Inc. is deploying software in its warehouses to automatically warn employees when they are too close to colleagues, the latest effort by the retailer to adjust its facilities to life with the coronavirus.
June 16, 2020Government, Business, Safety
Iowa Transportation Commission Approves Five-Year Plan
The Iowa Transportation Commission recently approved the stateās transportation improvement program.
June 16, 2020Business, Safety, Perspective
Perspective: Workersā Comp in the COVID-19 Era
Trucking companies that were handling workersā compensation claims before the coronavirus pandemic may find resolution of these claims stalled for reasons that have nothing to do with the workerās injury, says Lori Ilgenfritz of Gallagher Bassett.
June 16, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
DOT Launches AV TEST Initiative
The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched a program to increase transparency and inform members of the public about automated vehicle technologies.
June 15, 2020