Editorial

That’s a wrap for a year that has been very eventful, but probably won’t be remembered fondly by many.

It appears likely the status quo on federal spending will continue through April 28, with the House passing a continuing resolution. If approved by the Senate and signed by President Obama, it keeps familiar budgetary patterns intact until a new Congress and a new president can get to work after Jan. 20.

A growing number of technology developers, searching for the next big industry ripe for transformation, have set their sights on trucking.

Watching markets at work does not have the attention-grabbing ability of championship sports or, say, the recent presidential election, but it is a worthwhile pastime for what it reveals about human ingenuity and problem-solving through subtle adaptations. Consider . . .

Daylight hours are dwindling rapidly now, yet this is the time to make hay because, in a sense, the sun is shining on makers of highway and transportation policy.

After 10 months of caucuses, primaries, conventions, campaigning and a general election, Donald Trump is president-elect of the United States.

There’s a lot riding on the U.S. presidential election this week, and it’s not just the choice between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton that will make a difference for the freight transportation industry.

Well, you can’t say that we didn’t warn you.

We have recently participated in a lot of discussion and activity about autonomous and platoon trucking, and while some of it has an exhilarating, almost science fiction feel to it — especially the in-person demonstrations — there also are aspects of it that are, well, commonplace.

It looks as if the comments on the speed-limiter proposal for heavy trucks will give the federal government plenty of reading material this winter.