A divided federal appeals court has thrown out portions of the 2016 Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions rule that would have required heavy- and medium-duty trailers for the first time ever to adopt some combination of fuel-saving technologies.
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J.B. Hunt Execs Say Mandate Issues Extend Beyond Drivers
The question of how a federal vaccine mandate might affect transportation workers other than truck drivers must be considered amid broader discussion of the proposal, an industry executive said at a recent event.
November 12, 2021Congress Mandates New Car Tech to Stop Drunken Driving
WASHINGTON ā Congress has created a new requirement for automakers: Find a high-tech way to keep drunken people from driving cars.
November 9, 2021Central Washington Route Upgraded for Agricultural Truck Traffic
State and federal transportation agencies have recently upgraded and reclassified Washington State Route 281 as a heavy truck freight corridor allowing 10 million tons or more of mostly agricultural freight moves per year.
November 8, 2021Embark Extends Partnership With Luminar
Autonomous truck software developer Embark Trucks Inc. announced a partnership with Luminar Technologies Inc. to equip Embarkās truck fleet with Luminarās long-range lidar.
November 5, 2021Truckers Exempt From Vaccine Mandate, Labor Secretary Says
Truck drivers traveling alone in their cabs are exempt from a new interim final rule mandating that employees for large private companies get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a statement by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.
November 4, 2021ERoad Introduces Stand-Alone Dash Camera
Trucking technology supplier ERoad has expanded its video telematics product line with the ERoad Clarity Solo Dashcam.
November 3, 2021DoorDash Adds Safety Features to Protect Drivers
DoorDash is partnering with security company ADT on new features to protect drivers, which will be available to all U.S. DoorDash drivers in its app by the end of this year.
November 3, 2021Cyber Official Warns āAmerican Way of Lifeā at Risk From Hackers
A top U.S. cybersecurity official offered a dire warning to members of Congress Nov. 3, saying the āAmerican way of lifeā faces serious risks amid the drumbeat of ransomware attacks and physical threats to the nationās critical infrastructure.
November 3, 2021AV Sensor Startup Spartan Radar Raises $15 Million
Spartan Radar, a developer of sensor technology for automated vehicles, raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Prime Movers Lab.
November 3, 2021