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Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 18: Have a Pothole? Call Domino’s

For a limited time only, Domino’s is mixing it up in the infrastructure game. After you order two medium pizzas with any topping and a drink, don’t forget to say you want free refills on the potholes outside your window. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

June 18, 2018

ATRI Announces Top 2018 Research Priorities

Planning cities to better accommodate trucks is one area of study the American Transportation Research Institute will delve into further this year, according to a press release issued by the organization April 2. ATRI’s board of directors recently approved the 2018 top research priorities identified by the institute’s Research Advisory Committee.

April 4, 2018

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Feb. 26: If We All Drove Electric Cars

Where, exactly, does a federal fuel-tax increase fit in with plans for funding infrastructure? A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

February 26, 2018

Technology of Tomorrow to Be Key Topic at TMC Annual Meeting

Future advancements in the trucking industry will be at the forefront of the Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2018 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition set for early next month.

February 9, 2018

Survey: US Manufacturers Say Autonomous Trucks Could Cut Costs

Manufacturers could save nearly 30% of their total transportation costs through 2040 if autonomous, longhaul trucking is aggressively adopted, according to an analysis of a new survey of U.S. manufacturers by PwC and the Manufacturing Institute.

February 6, 2018

Full Speed Ahead for Economy, Trucking in 2018

Trucking firms are revved up for 2018, with predictions of tight capacity and strong demand for freight hauling setting the stage for an anticipated big year ahead for the industry, and indicators pointing to a potentially sustained period of business expansion in the United States and around the globe.

December 28, 2017

2017: A Year Spent Looking Ahead

2017 was a year of anticipation for the freight transportation industry, leading up to the long-awaited Dec. 18 mandate for broad adoption of electronic logging devices to track hours of service.

December 14, 2017

ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello on 2017 as 'A Transition Year'

ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello (right) looks back on the 2017 year in trucking, calling it a "transition year" and expecting better things ahead for 2018. His interview with TT's Joe Howard is part of our Dec. 13 LiveOnWeb program, "2017 Year in Review."

December 13, 2017

BP’s New Existential Question: How to Advertise to a Machine

The anticipated proliferation of driverless cars will bring a brand new problem for the world’s biggest oil companies -- how to advertise to a machine.

November 30, 2017

Major Fleets Line Up to Test Tesla Semi

Large for-hire carriers and major retailers are reserving their places in line to be among the first to test the all-electric Tesla Semi in their operations.

November 21, 2017