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Louisiana Port Feels Effects of Trump Trade War
To understand what a trade war means for America, go to the Mississippi. Follow the mud-brown river past Louisiana’s chemical plants, oil refineries, granaries, ports, and the rail networks and highways that spring from its fingers.
Automakers Group Decries Being Cast as Threat to US Security
Auto manufacturers and suppliers based outside the United States condemned the Trump administration’s investigation into imports of cars and parts by portraying as absurd the idea that their products pose national security risks.
Volvo, FedEx Team on Live Platooning in North Carolina
Volvo Trucks North America and FedEx Corp. demonstrated on June 27 a platooning system with three twin trucks on a stretch of Route 540 in North Carolina, one of 10 official test sites for driverless cars designated in 2017 by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
ZF Showcases Hybrid Transmission, Electric Components
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — Equipment and technology supplier ZF showcased a hybrid-electric version of a heavy-duty automated transmission along with all-electric steering and power options that the company said will help commercial fleets meet growing global demand for cleaner operations and better fuel economy.
I-10 Coalition Applies for Federal Grant to Ease Truck Parking
A group of transportation departments representing southwestern states has applied for a federal grant to develop a system that informs truck drivers of parking availability along Interstate 10. The transportation departments of Texas, Arizona, California and New Mexico, which together make up the I-10 Corridor Coalition, applied for the grant June 18.
MonarchFx Launches Fulfillment Systems for Food and Beverage Sector
New Jersey State Truck Driving Championships
Photo coverage of winners and scenes from the 2018 New Jersey Truck Driving Championships June 22-23 in Iselin, N.J. (Eugene Mulero/ Transport Topics)
June 27, 2018Carlose London Leads Contingent of Jersey Boys Bound for Ohio and NTDC
ISELIN, N.J. — No train, no gain. That’s the London family mantra captured in four short words.
ZF Outlines Tech Strategy, Including Automated, Electric
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — The leader of global supplier ZF believes that commercial applications for automated technology could soon become a reality in certain controlled situations, but believes broader deployment in congested and high-traffic areas will take awhile.
Proposal to Boost to Biofuel Quotas Spurs Scorn From Ethanol Producers
Ethanol producers and farm-state leaders blasted a Trump administration proposal that would force refiners to blend more biofuel into petroleum next year, arguing the modest planned increase is undercut by EPA waivers exempting refineries from the mandate