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Minnesota’s Hands-Free Law Aims to Promote Truck, Car Safety

Minnesota’s recent law banning the use of handheld cellphones while driving will improve safety for motorists and truckers alike, according to Minnesota Trucking Association President John Hausladen.

April 19, 2019

Anthony Foxx, Andrew Wheeler, Shoshana Lew to Participate in Infrastructure Week 2019

Not to be confused with the occasional White House announcement of an “infrastructure week,” the actual Infrastructure Week is scheduled for May 13-20, with events in Washington and throughout the country.

April 19, 2019

Louisiana Grand Champion Eric Courville Honed Craft With Navy Service

“I am not amazing.” That’s what Eric Courville says, but his competitors in the Louisiana Truck Driving Championships might dispute that.

April 19, 2019

Training on Collision Avoidance Tech Is Essential, Industry Experts Say

Training is a critical step when incorporating collision avoidance technology into fleets, according to representatives from the trucking industry.

April 19, 2019

Editorial: Earth Day Salute to Cleaner Trucks

The launch of the Nikola Two tractor just days ahead of Earth Day — April 22 — was a fitting and, perhaps, deliberate gesture by the company to spotlight the trucking industry’s progress in improving its level of environmental responsibility.

April 17, 2019

Army Corps of Engineers Takes Heat in Wake of Missouri River Flooding

The federal agency that manages dams along the Missouri River received stern criticism from several U.S. senators earlier this month during a hearing held to examine the massive flooding that caused more than $3 billion in damage in the Midwest.

April 17, 2019

FMCSA Grants Ag Haulers a Five-Year Exemption Permitting New Cargo Securement Techniques

Federal regulators have granted a five-year exemption to the Agricultural & Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations, clearing a variety of alternative methods to secure agricultural commodities grouped into large singular units.

April 17, 2019

FMCSA, NHTSA Should Study Side Underride Guards, GAO Says

A federal government watchdog study has recommended that federal regulators take steps to collect better data on underride guard crashes and share information with police departments in identifying underride crashes.

April 17, 2019

Mapillary Assists Transportation Agencies With Safety

Mapillary, a street-level imagery platform, has announced that photologs with 40 million images of about 270,000 miles of road data have been uploaded to its system to improve safety in the commercial and commuter transportation sectors.

April 17, 2019

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Touts $4.5 Billion Infrastructure Plan

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently addressed thousands of township officials in an attempt to rally local support for his $4.5 billion infrastructure plan.

April 16, 2019