BRANDON, Iowa — Officer Chris Wicklund with the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Agency peered into the red Kenworth’s engine, slid under the semitrailer on a mechanic’s creeper and checked the driver’s log book.
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Safety, Insurance Costs Cited in Study as Reasons to Consider Autonomous Vehicles
As autonomous vehicles become more commonplace on our highways and roads, drivers of both trucks and passenger cars are likely to become more accepting of the technology, a survey of U.S. consumers by the market research firm J.D. Power found.
June 6, 2018INFRA Grants Address Congestion, Corridor Expansion
The most recent spate of Infrastructure For Rebuilding America grants will support some major mobility and capacity projects throughout the country.
June 6, 2018White House Reduces Trucking Rules, but Doesn't Ease Enforcement, Attorneys Say
INDIANAPOLIS — The deregulatory nature of the Trump administration threatens delay or elimination of several Obama-era trucking-related regulations, but those that remain on the books will continue to be aggressively enforced, panelists said at a law seminar here.
June 6, 2018TRIP Report Shows Georgia’s Infrastructure Funding Will Need Boost Despite Transportation Bill
Although Georgia’s most recent transportation funding bill has generated enough to finance some major future projects, it will not be able to keep pace with the state’s growing infrastructure and capacity needs, according to a recent report from The Road Information Program.
June 5, 2018Senate Funding Bill Tasks DOT With Reviewing Ag Haulers’ ELD Concerns
Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) indicated he may propose a provision aimed at assisting livestock haulers struggling with electronic logging device requirements when the Appropriations Committee considers a fiscal 2019 transportation funding bill June 7.
June 5, 2018ATA’s Chris Spear Cautions Against Further ELD Exemptions
INDIANAPOLIS — The head of American Trucking Associations warned during a legal seminar here that further exemptions from Congress to electronic logging requirements for agricultural haulers could threaten safety on the nation’s roads.
June 5, 2018Four Sentenced for Roles in $30 Million Cargo Theft Ring
Four men convicted for their roles in a cargo theft ring that operated from the Midwest to the East Coast were sentenced in federal court in New Albany, Ind., in May.
June 1, 2018Revised Weight Limits for Bridges Add Time, Money in Wisconsin
When Kevin Nelson hauls corn from his farm south of Osseo, Minn., to grain bins in Winona, Minn., lately he has added extra travel time and is paying more at the pump.
June 1, 2018Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Signs Bill to Fund Road Projects
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law May 31 a major bill to fund transportation infrastructure projects.
June 1, 2018