The rules governing the use of steel and aluminum in cars have emerged as the latest obstacle to completing a revised NAFTA deal between the U.S., Mexico and Canada in time for congressional approval by year’s end.
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Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore dive into the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies. They address trade challenges, mergers, sector trends and more.
Watchdog Faults Rushed EPA Rulemaking on Glider Trucks
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rushed to exempt glider trucks from clean air rules without conducting a federally mandated study on how it would impact public health, the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general said Dec. 5.
December 6, 2019The 2010s: A Decade of Ups and Downs in Trucking
As we close 2019, we are also wrapping up a decade. While we normally look back at the year that was, it also seems like a good time to review the past 10 years.
December 20, 2019CARB Suspends Imminent GHG Rule for Trailers
The California Air Resources Board announced Dec. 3 it was suspending enforcement for at least two years of its greenhouse gas (GHG) trailer standards, which had been set to go into effect Jan. 1.
December 4, 2019ELFA: October Equipment Financing and Leasing Up 14%
An index that measures equipment financing and leasing trends showed business activity in October up 14% year-over-year.
November 27, 2019US Economy Grew at Moderate 2.1% Annual Rate Last Quarter
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a moderate 2.1% rate over the summer, slightly faster than first estimated. But many economists say they think growth is slowing sharply in the current quarter.
November 27, 2019Congressional Policymakers Drafting Autonomous Vehicles Bill
WASHINGTON — Long-awaited legislation that would set a federal regulatory framework for automated vehicles is being drafted by transportation leaders in Congress, the chairman of the Senate panel with jurisdiction over freight affairs confirmed Nov. 20.
November 20, 2019Trucking Must Contemplate Alternative Energy, Shell Officials Say
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With the Earth's population projected to eclipse 9 billion by 2050, speakers at a Shell Rotella fleet symposium Nov. 13 said that means the pressure is on for trucking executives.
November 20, 2019AI Poised to Impact High-Skill US Jobs, Including Finance
Artificial intelligence is coming for America’s high-paid professions as it creates winners and losers across the labor market like never before.
November 20, 2019NTSB Calls Uber’s Fatal Crash a Lesson for All Automated Vehicle Testing
A 2018 fatal pedestrian crash involving an Uber Technologies Inc. automated vehicle in Arizona indicates that the challenges of self-driving vehicle operations have not yet been solved, and underscores a lack of sufficient federal and state oversight of developmental automated vehicle testing, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said at a Nov. 19 hearing in Washington.
November 19, 2019