WASHINGTON — The wages earned by truck drivers are too low, forcing them to work long hours, according to a report presented to trucking industry researchers at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board here.
January 11, 2018GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
US Regulators Eye Policy for Autonomous Trucks
Federal regulators are taking the first step toward creating a policy to guide the development of autonomous transportation beyond cars to include trucks, buses and other ground-based modes.
January 10, 2018GovernmentSafety
Expect 2018 to Be a Year of Technological Innovation, Deputy Administrator Says
WASHINGTON — A top federal regulatory official for trucking said her agency’s priorities this year will include a special emphasis on encouraging technological innovation in the commercial motor vehicle industry.
January 9, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Top Truck Bottlenecks Report Coming Soon, ATRI President Says
WASHINGTON — The definitive guide to the country’s top truck bottlenecks will be released Jan. 25, the president of American Transportation Research Institute, which publishes the report, said Jan. 9.
January 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Ford Partners With Postmates in Path to Driverless Delivery
Ford Motor Co. is expanding its driverless delivery experiment beyond pizza by partnering with Postmates to test what it will take to eventually remove the driver from on-demand distribution.
January 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Self-Driving Car Firm Aurora to Expand After Deal With VW, Hyundai
Deals inked by the self-driving car firm Aurora with two major auto manufacturers will mean more jobs and more test vehicles on the streets in Pittsburgh, one of the company’s co-founders told the Tribune-Review.
January 8, 2018GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Interstates Serve Important Role in Autonomous Truck Testing, Experts Say
WASHINGTON— Long-distance stretches of interstate will serve as an important proving grounds as autonomous truck technology develops, industry experts said at the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting Jan. 8.
January 8, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Self-Driving Cars Hit Las Vegas Streets for Tech Tradeshow
LAS VEGAS — The self-driving car is getting closer to deployment in the real world for everyday passengers.
January 8, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Can Bridges Handle Weight of Platooning Trucks? Engineering Firm Wants to Know
WASHINGTON — While truck-to-truck communication, driver training and safety have advanced the effort to hasten platooning to market, another critical aspect is looming and just may cause momentum to pull back some: the impact on infrastructure.
January 7, 2018GovernmentSafety
Severe Storm Prompts States to Issue Restrictions, Emergency Plans
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation banned tractor-trailers from all state highways for most of Jan. 4 as the state faced heavy snow and high winds.
January 5, 2018