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.
Manufacturers Seek Better Times at Mid-America Trucking Show
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck makers and their suppliers returned to marketing products here that intrigue drivers and appeal to fleet executives based on durability, comfort, ease of operation and even pizzazz, after years spent surviving the Great Recession and straining to meet government-imposed emissions requirements.
March 29, 2010ATA, Business Groups Say Health-Care Law Likely to Increase Costs, Threaten Benefits
Business groups, including American Trucking Associations, said they had concerns about the recently enacted health-care reform package.
March 29, 2010February Truck Tonnage Rises
Truck tonnage rose 2.6% in February, the third consecutive year-over-year increase, as the industry continues a steady rebound, American Trucking Associations reported.
March 29, 2010Indiana Truck Parts Factory to Remain Open
A truck parts maker has decided to keep a northern Indiana factory open after announcing last month that it would be shut down, the Associated Press reported.
March 26, 2010Industry Opposed to Quick Implementation of Clean-Truck Plan at Port of N.Y./N.J.
A new diesel-emissions-reduction program at the Port of New York and New Jersey that will ban pre-1994 trucks beginning in 2011 will be costly and burdensome for motor carriers and comes at a time when fleets are reeling from the recession, state trucking officials said.
March 22, 2010February Truck Sales Rise 19.1%
Manufacturers and their dealers sold 19.1% more big trucks in February than they did a year earlier, marking the second consecutive month in which Class 8 sales beat their year-ago totals, according to WardsAuto.com.
March 22, 2010Truckload Fleets Recruit Drivers as Capacity Begins to Tighten
Many truckload fleets have almost overnight found themselves in a mini driver shortage, as demand for freight-hauling capacity is suddenly climbing in some markets and carriers expecting better times seek to put more trucks on the road.
March 22, 2010Many Buyers of New Trucks Face Penalties at L.A. Port
The owners of more than two-thirds of the 2,200 new Class 8 trucks bought with the assistance of $20,000 each in Port of Los Angeles grants face financial penalties because their trucks will not make the required 300 gate moves during their first year of operation, port officials said.
March 22, 2010Head of Canada Truck Group Backs EOBRs for All Trucks Operating in North America
Electronic onboard recorders should be mandatory for all truckers operating in North America, the president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance said.
March 22, 2010Truckers’ Safety-Belt Use Increases
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Friday that 74% of commercial truck and bus drivers are now using their safety belts, up from 65% in 2007.
March 19, 2010