Container traffic increased in March compared with 2016 levels at the top North American ports, including a strong post-Chinese New Year upswing at the two largest ports ā Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif.
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Opinion: Trucking Spot Market Evolves With Technology
Trucking can always use more technology. Thatās one reason we see so many tech startups in the industry these days.
April 17, 2017Editorial: Industry Consolidation Warming Up
With the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closing down āthe greatest show on Earth,ā it appears that truckload executives and investors are pitching in to fill the void.
April 17, 2017Timing for Trumpās Infrastructure Plan āUp In the Air,ā White House Official Says
It remains unclear when the Trump administration intends to unveil a $1 trillion proposal that would invest in infrastructure projects over several years, the White Houseās leader on infrastructure affairs told the Wall Street Journal this week.
April 13, 2017Consumer Comfort in US Rises for Sixth Time in Seven Weeks
Consumer confidence climbed for the sixth time in the last seven weeks as Americans became more upbeat about the U.S. economy than at any time since 2001, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed April 13.
April 13, 2017FMCSA Holds Listening Session on Autonomous Vehicles
Federal trucking regulators heldĀ a listening session on autonomous commercial vehicles at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance workshopĀ in Atlanta April 24.
April 21, 2017OOIDA Petitions US Supreme Court to Reject Electronic Logging Device Rule
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association on April 12 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a federal rule requiring electronic logging devices because the group said the mandate would subject drivers to potential āwarrantless, suspicionlessā searches and seizures.
April 12, 2017Video: CVTA Urges No Further Delays to Entry-Level Driver Training Rule
Delaying the publication of an entry-level driver training rule again would take time away from states needing to comply with the rule, the head of a group representing truck driving schools said April 11. Watch video with Commercial Vehicle Training Association President and CEO Don Lefeve.
April 11, 2017Funding Boost Needed for Autonomous Vehicle Technology, Senators Say
Additional funding would help advance the U.S. Department of Transportationās testing and deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies, nine senators recently told the leaders of a transportation funding subcommittee.
April 10, 2017Idaho Could Get Two Major Highway 95 Projects Under New Transportation Bill
Two major construction projects on U.S. Highway 95 in North Idaho are at the top of the list for funding if Gov. Butch Otter signs a major transportation bill that lawmakers passed in the closing days of this yearās legislative session.
April 10, 2017