The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is scheduled to host its annual policy review session at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting Jan. 15, the agency announced this week.
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Technology Firm Project44 Acquires Danish Partner GateHouse
Project44, a Chicago-based freight technology firm, has acquired GateHouse Logistics, a Danish firm it partnered with earlier this year as part of a move to provide shipment visibility to customers in North America and Europe.
December 4, 2018FMCSA Seeks Comments on Vehicle Maintenance Practices
Federal trucking regulators have issued a request for comments on the role that vehicle maintenance plays in motor carrier safety. The responses will be included in research that will use online surveys to obtain data to address the study’s objectives.
December 4, 2018Two Digital Freight Brokers Focus on Price Transparency for Shippers
Digital freight brokers Convoy and Uber Freight have separately launched new tools intended to make pricing options for hauling loads more transparent for shippers.
December 3, 2018Trump Aide Kudlow Calls for End of Electric Vehicle Subsidies
President Trump’s top economic adviser on Dec. 3 said the White House wants to end subsidies for electric vehicle purchases, without saying how it would eliminate the incentives that were created by Congress.
December 3, 2018A Year In, ELD Compliance Is Still Big News
In the first full year of ELD compliance, waivers and compliance dominate the top 10. Amazon continues to make headlines as well.
December 26, 2018Daimler's Mexican Division Braces for Change
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — The adoption of tougher emissions standards and the arrival of a new Mexican president are among the key changes Daimler Commercial Vehicles Mexico will face in the year ahead and beyond, company President Flavio Rivera said here.
November 29, 2018NACFE Plans Regional 'Run on Less' Road Trial
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency is in the early planning stages for a second Run on Less road trial, this time focusing on the technologies and vehicle specifications for improving fuel efficiency in regional trucking.
November 29, 2018Trucking Braces for Fallout From GM Plant Closings
The decision by General Motors to cease production at five of its factories in the United States and Canada will have consequences for trucking companies that serve those plants.
November 29, 2018Have EPA, CARB Reached Détente Over Emission Policy?
Almost since Donald Trump moved into the White House, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board have been in a political war over the direction of U.S. environmental policy. Can there be a thaw in the works now that EPA has announced plans to begin an “environmental review” to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions for heavy trucks?
November 29, 2018