Autonomous
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.
TSA Awards Contract to Triumph Enterprises to Train Drivers to Spot Terrorist Activities
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded a contract to Triumph Enterprises Inc. to continue a program, initially started by American Trucking Associations, to train commercial drivers to spot possible terrorist activities on U.S. highways, according to a memo obtained by Transport Topics.
May 13, 2013ATA Launches New Educational Program for Next Generation of Industry Leaders
American Trucking Associations launched a program last week aimed at training young trucking executives to become leaders within the association through a yearlong series of educational and networking sessions.
May 13, 2013FMCSA Removes Requirement that Truck Drivers Report Out-of-State Traffic Convictions
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Friday it has eliminated what it said is a redundant requirement that truck and bus drivers report out-of-state traffic convictions to the states where they are licensed.
Fleets Turn Trucking Shows Into Driver Job Fairs
MONTREAL — Truck shows used to be primarily for fleets to view and buy new equipment. But these days, many carriers are becoming exhibitors and the commodity they’re in the market for is drivers.
April 22, 2013Fleet Failures Double in 1Q as Costs Outpace Rate Hikes
Trucking failures doubled in the first quarter of 2013, reaching the highest level in nearly two years, and will keep rising because fleets’ costs are increasing twice as fast as revenue, according to a new investment report.
April 15, 2013Transports Lead Stock Rise as Indexes Set New Records
Trucking and transportation stock indexes have increased more rapidly over the past six months than those for the broad market, with most of the growth coming since the start of 2013.
March 18, 2013Maryland Truckers Oppose Plan to Index Fuel Taxes
The Maryland Motor Truck Association will oppose a transportation funding plan put forth by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) that includes a new sales tax on motor fuel and a 5-cent reduction in the gasoline tax but not in the diesel tax.
Traffic Costs Truckers $27 Billion In Extra Fuel, Wages, Study Says
Trucking fleets wasted some $27 billion on fuel and wages as their vehicles sat in traffic jams around the country during 2011, according to a new report from Texas A&M University’s Transportation Institute.
February 11, 2013Truck Stops Expanding Purchase Options at Fuel Islands to Speed Driver Transactions
Spurred by the demands of newer diesel engines, changing emissions technology and escalating competition, truck-stop operators say they have begun placing more fuels and other products where drivers can find them fast and buy them with a single swipe of a credit card.
February 4, 2013December Used Truck Sales Decline, ACT Reports
Used Class 8 truck sales declined in December from a year earlier as vehicle prices increased and average mileage trickled lower, according to ACT Research.
February 4, 2013