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The country’s top trucking regulator wants to hear what you have to say about autonomous vehicles.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has suspended through the end of 2019 a cap on the number of glider kits that a single builder may produce, the agency told Transport Topics July 9.

Nebraska will invest $600 million in transportation-related projects, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced July 6.

Scott Pruitt has resigned as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after a deluge of damaging revelations about his spending, travel and a condo rental that prompted Republican lawmakers to distance themselves and question his continued effectiveness.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. added new sizes to its Roadmaster RM272 tire line, which is engineered to withstand the demands of drop deck and spread axle trailers.

Trucking isn’t just a man’s world, and Loretta Bruyere of FedEx Freight — New Mexico Grand Champion and proud owner of 2 million safety miles — is proving it.

Commercial vehicle inspectors will be out in force beginning Sept. 16 to conduct brake system inspections on large trucks and buses throughout the United States and Canada.

The AAA predicts a record-breaking 46.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home for the Independence Day holiday, an increase of more than 5% compared with last year’s prediction and the highest number since AAA started tracking travel 18 years ago.

Photo coverage of winners and scenes from the 2018 Indiana Truck Driving Championships June 29-30 in Indianapolis. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

An aviation policy bill that has yet to reach the floor in the U.S. Senate includes a key trucking provision, and is among the policy priorities for members of Congress returning to Washington after the July Fourth recess.