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Opinion: A Sensible Way to Lower the CDL Age Requirement

For interstate carriers, allowing younger drivers to earn a CDL would vastly widen the pool of drivers and limit the loss of candidates to other careers. And that’s why some legislators are seeking a solution.

September 17, 2018

Senate Still Reviewing FAA Bill That Contains Trucking-Related Issues as Deadline Nears

Proponents of a bill that includes language to ensure nationwide uniformity of meal-and-rest-break rules for truck drivers are racing against the clock to advance the measure before a funding deadline, but face resistance from some Democratic senators.

September 13, 2018

France Mulls Autonomous Trains

As billions go into building driverless everything — from cars to buses and airplanes — France is taking a cheaper shortcut to autonomous transport.

September 12, 2018

Simulators Provide Virtual Scenarios for Real-World Autonomous Driving

Self-driving cars virtually have made every mistake imaginable inside the office of Applied Intuition. But that's a good thing, according to the autonomous technology company.

September 12, 2018

HOS Rules Eased as Hurricane Florence Approaches

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has relaxed hours-of-service regulations in 13 states and the District of Columbia as Hurricane Florence makes its way to the East Coast.

September 11, 2018

Volvo Cars Shuts Plant With Hurricane Florence Forcing Evacuations

Volvo Car Group will temporarily idle its new car factory in South Carolina after Hurricane Florence spurred orders to evacuate areas in the path of the Category 4 storm.

September 11, 2018

Ocean Shippers Fear Engine Failures as Industry Forced to Upgrade Fuel

Add oil tankers breaking down at sea to the list of things shipping companies are worrying about as they brace for a once-in-a-generation overhaul to the kind of fuel the industry must consume.

September 11, 2018

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 10: Welcome to Normaltown

For all of the hysteria pundits have heaped on Washington in recent weeks, the current state of affairs really isn't abnormal. Here's a look ahead to the week for trucking on Capitol Hill.

September 10, 2018

Alaska DOT Reroutes Dalton Highway to Protect Road From Creeping ‘Blob’

Alaska highway workers have moved the Dalton Highway to protect it from a giant mass of frozen debris oozing down a hillside.

September 7, 2018

Kentucky, FHWA Officials Reach Agreement on I-165 Designation

State and federal transportation officials amended on Sept. 4 the William H. Natcher Parkway-I-165 conversion agreement to designate the highway stretching from Bowling Green to Owensboro an interstate before several interchange projects along it are completed.

September 6, 2018