LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In his first official “grass roots outreach†with a room full of truck drivers — and only a month on the job as the nation’s top trucking regulator — Ray Martinez said he hoped the session would not be “an angry event.†It was.
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
San Francisco Mayor Says Driverless Cars Are ‘Future of the Streets’
Days after a fatal self-driving-car collision in Arizona, six makers of driverless vehicles came to San Francisco on March 22 to demonstrate their technology — and emphasize its safety features — to city leaders and public-safety officers.
March 23, 2018Fleets Look to Predictive Analytics
The term “predictive analytics†is becoming increasingly familiar within the trucking industry as fleets look to make better use of the data collected by their back-office and onboard systems.
March 23, 2018SmartDrive Launches New Platform, Sees Growth in Fleets Using Company's Technology
SmartDrive Systems, a provider of video systems and analysis for fleets and drivers, is launching a new risk-management platform that combines data from a variety of sources.
March 23, 2018After Uber Crash, Florida Still Welcomes Free-Range Robot Cars
The anything-goes approach meant to bring autonomous vehicles to Florida won’t change after the first fatal collision.
March 23, 2018ELDs Hot Topic at MATS as April Enforcement Ramp-Up Nears
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The federal mandate of electronic logging devices has been in effect since late last year, but some truckers still have lingering questions about the finer points of the regulation as tougher enforcement nears.
March 23, 2018Editorial: A Proper Pause for Safety’s Sake
The decision by Uber to halt testing of its autonomous trucks in the wake of a fatal accident involving one of its pilot autonomous cars was a prudent move, and one that demonstrates how the relentless pace of technological innovation sometimes needs a pause.
March 22, 2018Spending Bill Includes Extension of ELD Exemption on Livestock
Motor carriers that haul livestock will be exempted from the federal electronic logging device mandate until Sept. 30 under language included in a $1.3 trillion omnibus funding measure the U.S. House of Representatives advanced March 22.
March 21, 2018Federal Drug Advisory Board Discusses Proposed Hair-Testing Rule
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Members of a federal drug testing advisory board met in a closed session on March 21 to review a draft proposed rule. The rule would allow trucking companies to conduct government-certified pre-employment drug testing using hair samples, according to a top official with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
March 21, 2018Revised ELD Guidance: FMCSA Allows AOBRD Software on Fleet Expansion Trucks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued revised guidance permitting motor carriers that were using automatic onboard recording device software prior to the effective date of the electronic logging device mandate to add trucks to their fleet without having to update those new trucks to electronic logging device software until mid-December 2019.
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