Self-Driving Vehicles Raising Big Questions Around Drunk Driving, Seat Belts, Open Container Laws and More
The idea of highways being filled with self-driving cars may be alluring, but it has highway safety experts raising numerous questions about common contemporary issues like drunk driving, seat belt use and how other motorists might react to a car without a driver behind the wheel.
October 5, 2017Class 8 Orders Climb for Fourth Consecutive Month, Top 22,000
Orders for Class 8 trucks soared over a weak year-ago period to increase 63% and reach more than 22,000 in September, analysts said. Order volumes have increased consecutively in each of the last four months.
October 5, 2017Warren Buffett Isn’t Losing Sleep Over Self-Driving Trucks
“Trucks are going to be around for a very long time.”
October 4, 2017Senate Committee Approves Self-Driving Vehicles Bill Without Trucking Policy
An effort to attach trucking-centric provisions to Senate legislation on self-driving vehicles did not materialize during the bill’s consideration Oct. 4.
October 4, 2017Mining Giant Vies With Tech Firms for Workers in Push for Self-Driving Trucks
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest mining company, is focused as much on driver-less trucks and automated drills as conventional shovels and loaders these days. That means it needs a whole lot more high-tech workers.
October 4, 2017FHWA Awards $1.5 Million Grant for Truck Reservation System at Va. Ports
Federal Highway Administration officials today awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Virginia Port Authority for a state-of-the-art truck reservation system that will save time for freight shippers.
October 4, 2017Used Class 8 Sales Climb as Average Price Falls to Six-Year Low
Sales of used Class 8 trucks improved in August, rising 16% year-over-year, while the average price slipped to a six-year low, according to ACT Research Co.
October 4, 2017Spot Market Activity Still Bustling One Month After Devastation of Harvey, Irma
One month after two devastating hurricanes ripped through Texas and Florida, spot market activity remains hectic across the country, setting records along the way.
October 3, 2017DOT Seeks Comment on Review of Regulations, Including ELD Mandate, Driver Training
Australia Expands Use of Caterpillar’s Self-Driving Truck Technology
Self-driving truck technology being developed by Caterpillar Inc. at its Tucson, Ariz., division headquarters will soon be used more extensively by iron ore mines in Australia
October 3, 2017