2018 Government Outlook
Transport Topics' Eugene Mulero hosts this authoritative look at the regulatory and legislative action expected to come out of Washington this year and how it will affect trucking businesses. More at bit.ly/TT-LOW0117.
January 17, 2018Massachusetts Town Could Become Testing Site for Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars could be coming to Arlington, Mass., soon, as the Board of Selectmen have agreed to allow Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine to take the first steps in bringing autonomous vehicle tests to town.
January 17, 2018Safety Advocates Say Not So Fast on Driverless Cars
Highway safety advocates are urging lawmakers to pump the brakes on the development of driverless cars.
January 17, 2018FHWA Monitoring States' Progress on Modernizing Roadway Inventory Data
WASHINGTON — Back in 2016, the Federal Highway Administration gave states a 10-year window to modernize their data collection systems to help better pinpoint hot spots for accidents and congestion on their roads. Nearly two years into the project, it appears that the decadelong grace period was a good idea.
January 16, 2018Minority Fellow Studies Truck Air Quality
The Transportation Research Board this year named 21 students from 14 schools its TRB Minority Student Fellows as part of its work promoting minority participation in transportation. The 9-year-old program provides funding for students from select historically black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions to attend TRB’s annual meeting and present their research papers.
January 16, 2018Truckers, Cargo Owners Ask FMC to Set Guidelines on Detention, Demurrage
WASHINGTON — Cargo owners and trucking companies urged the Federal Maritime Commission to issue guidelines on charging detention and demurrage fees during events such as weather emergencies, labor slowdowns or supply chain meltdowns.
January 16, 2018Federal Agency in Design Phase of Long-Term Research on Truck Driver Health
WASHINGTON — A federal research agency that focuses on the study of worker safety and health is in the design stages of a major longitudinal study to track changes in longhaul truck drivers’ health status and the factors associated with those changes.
January 16, 2018With Gas Taxes in Peril, More States Study Alternatives
After more than a decade of watching Oregon and a handful of other states test alternatives to traditional gasoline taxes, more states, with the help of federal money, are now joining the quest.
January 16, 2018US Chamber of Commerce to Push for Gas Tax Hike for Road and Bridge Upgrades
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will call for increasing the federal gas tax by 25 cents a gallon over the next five years to help pay for rebuilding U.S. roads and bridges as part of its push for a federal infrastructure initiative this year.
January 16, 2018Regulators to Seek More Input for Autonomous Vehicle Rule Revisions
U.S. transportation regulators plan to take another step toward rewriting federal rules hampering the development and adoption of autonomous technologies — from cars and trucks to buses and trains.
January 16, 2018