Safety

The increasing interest in camera monitor systems has prompted the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations to decide how it can help fleets understand how the systems would best fit into the truck cab environment.

As federal policymakers prepare to consider comprehensive highway policy legislation in the coming weeks, the top Republican on the U.S. Senate transportation committee reiterated calls for bipartisanship.

Efforts to ensure the needed connections for exchanging more data between a tractor and trailer continue from many directions as electronics and sensors are increasingly coming to trailers, experts said.

Two bills intended to streamline enforcement associated with commercial motor vehicles are making their way through the Oklahoma State Legislature.

The Ohio Trucking Association announced that Nicholas Delzeith was selected as its 2020 Driver of the Year.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced April 13 that $1 billion in funding is available for grants to support infrastructure projects.

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles.

Self-driving truck technology developer Plus announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Iveco, a brand of CNH Industrial N.V., to jointly develop autonomous trucks that will be deployed across China, Europe and other areas.

Data analytics and driver management systems developer Idelic has completed a $20 million fundraising round to help continue development of its transportation safety products, the company announced.

President Joe Biden has previewed a $1.5 trillion fiscal 2022 budget plan that would increase discretionary spending for transportation systems and severe weather resilience programs.