Despite the excellent results, FedEx Corp. management still had to answer questions about the e-commerce giant and the potential for it to encroach on the package shipper's territory as Amazon makes plans to build out its own delivery capabilities.
March 18, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
Pennsylvania to Eliminate License Plate Registration Stickers for High-Tech Scanners
Starting next year, Pennsylvania no longer will issue vehicle registration stickers for motorists to affix to license plates, state transportation officials announced.
March 17, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernment
Southern California Drayage Hauler TTSI Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The parent company of Total Transportation Services Inc. filed voluntarily for Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy in federal court in Delaware, citing legal difficulties relating to independent contractors and the California Labor Commissioner.
March 16, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
House T&I Director Touts FAST Act’s Freight Program
WASHINGTON — Chris Bertram, staff director for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, touted a grant program in a 2015 highway law as a useful tool for advancing freight projects.
March 14, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
TCA Changes Weight Policy, Breaking With ATA on Issue
LAS VEGAS — The Truckload Carriers Association has changed its truck weight policy, breaking with American Trucking Associations on the issue and putting the groups at loggerheads for the second time in several months.
March 14, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Study Finds Additional Research Needed to Better Understand Driver Fatigue
While there is some evidence that fatigue among truck drivers increases the risk of crashes, questions remain about effective ways to minimize that risk, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
March 14, 2016Letters to the EditorBusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnology
Letters: On Platooning, Exemption Fatigue
While “platooning” of heavy vehicles appears to have some viability, Google’s vaunted, autonomous car recorded its first at-fault accident only last month. The reality is, platooning cannot control the actions of other motorists. Â
March 14, 2016EditorialBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Editorial: This Week, It's Driver Rules
Truck drivers get almost as much attention as Donald Trump, even though drivers generally have a sense of decorum and don’t crave the limelight.
March 14, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafety
FMCSA Revises Process to Speed Up Investigations of HighÂ-Risk Carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has revamped its carrier prioritization process to enable safety investigators to take more immediate action against carriers with the highest crash risk.
March 14, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafety
Feds Propose Training Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published its negotiated proposed entry-level driver training rule that would revise standards for a commercial driver license to be obtained by new interstate and intrastate commercial vehicle operators.
March 14, 2016