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Smart Windshields Seen as the New Ad Billboards

The next frontier in digital advertising may be your car’s windshield.

January 6, 2017

Consumer Comfort Gauge in 2016 Was Strongest in Nine Years

American households were more upbeat last year on average than at any time since 2007, according to figures in the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Jan. 5.

January 5, 2017

Letters: Skepticism Over Hydrogen Claims, Shipper Tactics

The Nikola One isn’t actually a zero-emissions vehicle when you see the entire process.

January 2, 2017

Diesel, Crude Prices Ascend to 2016 Peaks at Year’s End

The average U.S. retail price of diesel jumped 1.3 cents a gallon to $2.54, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 26, as the price of oil rose past $53 a barrel because evidence is growing that plans to cut production will jell.

January 2, 2017

Schneider Files to Go Public; Family, Execs to Keep Control

Truckload and intermodal carrier Schneider National Inc., No. 7 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, filed financial documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 22 as a prelude to the company going public, possibly later this year.

January 2, 2017

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 2: Tunneling Out of Infrastructure Mess

If federal lawmakers need a reminder of an infrastructure mission statement for the 115th Congress, they should visit the House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing room at Rayburn. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. 

January 3, 2017

Maryland Applies to US DOT for Automated Vehicle Testing

Maryland wants to be the next state to join the automated vehicle revolution.

December 27, 2016

DOT Announces Proposed Rule for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Dec. 13 issued a proposed rule offering guidance for the development of vehicle-to-vehicle technologies that would provide advance warning of potentially life-threatening crashes for light vehicles.

December 13, 2016

Opinion: Safety Is Greatest Benefit of Autonomous Tech

There has been a great amount of media attention with the first delivery by autonomous truck by Otto Transportation, which recently took place on Interstate 25 from Fort Collins to Denver in Colorado. While this trip was made with a convoy of State Patrol and Colorado DOT vehicles around it, this event still represented quite an achievement.

December 12, 2016

Governor Signs Bills Allowing Autonomous, Platooning Vehicles in Michigan

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder turned the bills governing autonomous and platooning vehicles into law Dec. 9. Senate Bills 995-997 had been passed overwhelmingly by both houses of Michigan’s Legislature.

December 9, 2016