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BTS to Survey 150,000 Truck Owners This Year

A branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation this month is reviving a research effort to help gain a better understanding of the features and purposes of commercial vehicles on the country’s roadways.

February 1, 2022

First US Mile of Wireless EV Charging Road Coming to Detroit

DETROIT — The first mile of a wireless electric vehicle charging public road in the United States will be built in the Motor City.

February 1, 2022

North Dakota Trailer Length Pilot Program Extends Deadline

Regulators in North Dakota have extended a deadline for freight haulers to apply to participate in a pilot program that would allow longer trailer configurations on state roads.

February 1, 2022

Biden’s EV Plan Faces Jam From Cultural Divide

President Joe Biden wants electric vehicles to account for 50% of new car sales by 2030. But to meet that target he may have to sell the cars to a skeptical demographic: Donald Trump voters.

February 1, 2022

N.J. DOT Latest to Offer Truckers Real-Time Traffic Alerts

New Jersey has launched a traffic-alert system using Drivewyze to warn commercial truckers about potential safety issues along 600 miles of state highways.

January 31, 2022

What Does a Poor Bridge Rating Mean?

A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report, but transportation officials and engineering experts cautioned that doesn’t necessarily signal imminent danger for the thousands of other U.S. bridges with the same designation.

January 31, 2022

Ohio Lured Intel’s Chip Plant With $2B in Incentives

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio offered Intel Corp. incentives worth roughly $2 billion to secure a new $20 billion chipmaking factory that the company says will help alleviate a global shortage and create a new technology hub in the Midwest.

January 28, 2022

Biometric Privacy Law in Illinois Posing Legal Challenge for Truckers

Legal experts are warning that trucking companies and their technology providers could be unintentionally dragged into state and federal class-action civil lawsuits over compliance with the notification requirements of an Illinois biometric privacy law.

January 27, 2022

TMC Eyes Automated Driving Systems With New Recommended Practices

TMC has “turned a hat trick” in pursuing three goals for its development of prospective Recommended Practices (RPs) covering automated vehicles.

January 28, 2022

US House Policymakers Examine Electric Vehicles' Role in Rural Commerce

Transportation policymakers are reviewing the reliability of electric vehicles across the agriculture industry and rural commerce.

January 26, 2022