The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Office of Criminal Justice Services and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities have joined to develop procedures that allow the deaf and hearing impaired to qualify for a waiver that allows them to train and test for a commercial driver license.
July 7, 2016BusinessSafety
DA Moves to Have Charges Dropped Against Total Transportation of Mississippi
A Georgia district attorney requested on July 6 that five vehicular homicide charges and two lesser counts against Total Transportation of Mississippi resulting from an April 2015 crash be dismissed.
July 7, 2016BusinessSafety
Washington Town Mulls Restricting Trucks
The Vancouver, Washington, City Council is expected to discuss an ordinance at its July 18 meeting that would prohibit trucks above a certain size from moving freight on 39th Street.
July 5, 2016BusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
ZF Unveils Evasive Maneuvering, Automated Highway Driving Systems
ALDENHOVEN, Germany — ZF Friedrichshafen unveiled its latest advances in automated driving technology for trucks, including emergency steering to avoid imminent collisions and a highway driver-assist system that automatically keeps the vehicle in the lane while maintaining safe following distances.
July 1, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Baltimore Warehousing Center Tradepoint Atlantic Signs Automotive Shipments Company
Tradepoint Atlantic, a warehousing and transportation center in Baltimore, said logistics company Pasha Group has agreed to lease space at the facility to process global automotive shipments.
June 27, 2016EditorialBusinessSafetyGovernment
Editorial: Independence and Infrastructure
As the pursuit of happiness in freight transportation and other aspects of life propels us toward the Fourth of July, a couple of milestones popped concerning our constant companion — infrastructure.
June 27, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernment
Road Travel Rises by 2.6% in April, US DOT Reports
U.S. road travel rose by 2.6% in April compared to a year ago, according to data released June 23 by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
June 23, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
Public Comment Period on Safety Fitness Determination Proposed Rule Ends on June 23
Public comments on FMCSA’s Safety Fitness Determination proposed rule were scheduled to end at the close of business on June 23.
June 23, 2016BusinessSafety
Total Transportation President Says Company Will Fight Charges
John Stomps, president of Total Transportation of Mississippi, responded June 21 to the recent indictment of his company in Bryan County, Georgia, in the wake of the April 2015 crash that killed five Georgia Southern University nursing students and injured two others.
June 21, 2016EditorialBusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnologyEquipment
Editorial: Collision Technology Proves Its Worth
Let us pause for a moment and consider the number zero. As in, during a recent test, 150 heavy-duty tractors racked up 3 million U.S. highway miles and there were zero rear-end collisions.
June 20, 2016