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Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.

Business, Government, Autonomous

Mexican Trucking Group Challenges US Cross-Border Trucking

Mexico’s main trucking association has filed a $30 billion arbitration action against the United States over the country’s refusal to fully allow Mexican carriers to operate within U.S. boundaries.

February 18, 2014
Business, Government, Autonomous

VW Board to Focus on Truck Brands at Meeting

Volkswagen’s supervisory board will focus on the company’s truck brands and its efforts to overtake Daimler AG as the world’s largest truck maker at its next meeting, according to Reuters.

February 18, 2014
Business, Government, Autonomous

Trucking Hopeful for More Driver-Training Aid as Obama, Congress Look to Expand Programs

Recent moves by President Obama and congressional leaders to expand job-training programs are raising hopes the government will do more to help individuals learn to be truck drivers, industry officials said.

February 17, 2014
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Executives in Training Tackle Trucking Issues During Second Meeting of LEAD ATA Program

February 12, 2014
Business, Fuel, Government, Logistics, Autonomous

Forward Air Closes Central States Purchase

Forward Air Corp. said Feb. 6 it completed its $95.6 million acquisition of Central States Trucking Co. and Central States Logistics.

February 6, 2014
Business, Equipment, Autonomous

Meritor Reports Fiscal First-Quarter Profit

Meritor Inc. reported a profit for its fiscal first quarter on increased production in Europe and South America despite lower defense revenue, the truck component maker said Jan. 29.

January 29, 2014
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

White House Approves Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Proposal

A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal to create an information clearinghouse for drug and alcohol-testing information related to truck drivers has been approved by the White House Office of Management and Budget and sent back to the agency for publication.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 28, 2014
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

ATA Chairman Asks Dealers to Help Fleets

NEW ORLEANS — The chairman of American Trucking Associations pleaded with truck dealers to make adjustments to their operations to better assist fleets, and asked them to join the campaign to improve the industry’s image.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
January 28, 2014
Business, Fuel, Government, Autonomous

Forward Air to Buy Central States Trucking

Forward Air Corp. said it will buy Central States Trucking Co. for $95.6 million.

January 24, 2014
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Con-way’s Shewchuk Named Chairman of ATA Security Committee

American Trucking Associations appointed Curtis Shewchuk of Con-way Inc. as chairman of the group’s Homeland Security Policy Committee, ATA said Jan. 14.

January 15, 2014