Red Hook Container Terminal in Newark, N.J., is the latest to kick chassis off its property to free up space to store containers due to the growth of larger vessels traveling through the Panama Canal.
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Hybrid Truck Startup XL Gets $22 Million From Exelon, Ikea
XL Hybrids Inc. won $22 million in venture capital funding led by units of Exelon Corp. and Ikea Group to accelerate sales of its hybrid-electric delivery trucks.
October 12, 2017Cargo Volumes Surge at Southern California Ports; Virginia Sees 8.2% Gain
Container traffic continues to flourish in the peak shipping season, easily outpacing last year’s totals in September.
October 12, 2017FHWA Seeks Comment on Definition of Automobile Transporter
The Federal Highway Administration is considering revising its definition of automobile transporters to allow more flexibility in the type of trailers used to haul vehicles.
October 12, 2017Truckload Earnings Expected to Be Mixed for Third Quarter, but Brighter Times Are Ahead, Insiders Say
Wall Street analysts expect truckload carriers to report mixed third-quarter earnings, despite a boost in business related to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
October 12, 2017Trucking Leaders, Administration Chiefs to Address Key Industry Issues at MCE
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta are among the speakers who will address key industry issues at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 21-25 in Orlando, Fla.
October 12, 2017Coming Soon to California: Cars Without a Human Behind the Wheel
California took another step Oct. 11 toward permitting testing of self-driving vehicles without a human driver, continuing a shift away from previous policies that companies criticized as being overly restrictive.
October 11, 2017Platooning: Coming Soon to a Truck Near You
Truck platooning — also known by the more precise but less compelling term “cooperative adaptive cruise control” — will soon become available to trucking fleets interested in testing the latest in fuel-saving technology.
October 11, 2017PeopleNet Explores Augmented Reality in Trucking, Wearable Tech for Drivers, Remotely Piloted Trucks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trucking technology supplier PeopleNet envisions a future when truck drivers might wear virtual-reality goggles to perform data-enhanced vehicle inspections while dispatchers monitor their fleets in a 3D context rather than simply viewing dots on a computer screen.
October 11, 2017FMCSA Grants Truck Renting and Leasing Association a Limited Five-Year ELD Exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that it is granting the Truck Renting and Leasing Association a five-year exemption from a federal requirement that all trucks be equipped with electronic logging devices to record drivers’ hours of service.
October 11, 2017