The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans to require new cars to be able to wirelessly talk to each other, auto industry officials said, jeopardizing one of the most promising technologies for preventing traffic deaths.
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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.
Regulators Move to Rewrite Rules for Self-Driving Cars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering eliminating regulations that currently block self-driving vehicles designed without steering wheels, brake pedals or other driver controls from hitting the road.
November 1, 2017Trump’s Nominee to Lead FMCSA Backs ELD Mandate
The White House’s nominee to become the country’s top trucking regulator said he would review potential hardships an upcoming mandate on electronic logging devices could have on smaller carriers, while at the same time ensuring the agency he would oversee would carry out the rule.
October 31, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of Oct. 30: Jersey Boys
Ray Martinez, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, will appear on Capitol Hill on Halloween to endure a battery of questions from senators on the Commerce panel. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
October 30, 2017EPA to Issue Rulemaking Repealing Phase 2 Rule for Glider Kits
The EPA has notified the Office of Management and Budget the agency intends to issue a proposed rule repealing the greenhouse gas Phase 2 emissions requirement for glider vehicles, glider engines and glider kits.
October 30, 2017Exemption Requests Increase as ELD Enforcement Date Nears
Several organizations are seeking exemptions from having to install electronic logging devices by Dec. 18, as federally mandated.
October 30, 2017Spartan Motors Wins USPS Contract for More Than 2,000 Trucks
Spartan Motors Inc. announced its Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services business unit has won a $214 million contract from the United States Postal Service for more than 2,000 cargo-body fleet vehicles.
October 27, 2017Amazon’s Dream of Drone Deliveries Gets Closer With Trump’s Executive Order
Drone deliveries got a step closer to reality as the White House issued an order giving local governments more authority to conduct tests of the burgeoning new technology.
October 25, 2017ATA Thanks Share the Road, America’s Road Team Program Sponsors and Supporters
ORLANDO, Fla. — An estimated 1.2 billion people saw President Donald Trump sit in the cab of a Mack truck at the White House and speak with the driver in March — the logo of American Trucking Associations prominently displayed on the truck’s door — but what they didn’t know was that the truck was part of the Share the Road campaign.
October 24, 2017Wyoming Road Sign Auction Yields $33,000 for Highway Repair
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is placing the $33,005 it made from auctioning decommissioned road signs into its highway repair fund.
October 23, 2017