Senate Panel Approves FY25 Bill With $965M for FMCSA
A Senate committee on July 25 easily advanced a bill that would ensure funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation in fiscal 2025.
July 29, 2024Aurora, Waymo Seek Alternative to Roadside Warning Triangles
Drivers whose trucks are sidelined along a busy highway with service issues have for decades been required to place warning triangles behind the trailer to alert oncoming traffic.
July 29, 2024Perspective: Make Your Workforce a ‘Human Firewall’
Humans are the greatest asset and vulnerability for logistics companies in today’s cybersecurity landscape. Human error can inadvertently expose organizations to crippling risks.
July 29, 2024Traton Q2 Profits Rise 4.4% Despite Navistar’s Mirror Woes
Traton’s profits rose in Q2 2024 as higher prices and South American demand trumped a slump in truck sales for Navistar’s International Trucks brand due to a shortage of mirrors.
July 26, 2024Road to NTDC Spotlight: Nate Lewis
For Nate Lewis, the National Truck Driving Championships is an occasion to celebrate his family's trucking legacy. The next chapter will be written in Indianapolis.
July 26, 2024Norfolk Southern Profits Lifted by Insurance Payments
Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year’s disastrous derailment, but it also made progress on its own.
July 25, 2024GM’s Cruise Targets Resumption of Driverless Rides This Year
Cruise is targeting a return to running fully autonomous rides later this year and possibly charging fares by early 2025, said people familiar with the matter.
July 25, 2024Harris Sticking With ‘Build Back Better’ Agenda for Campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris has committed to continue pursuing policies the current administration initiated three years ago should she win the November presidential election.
July 25, 2024DOT’s Oral Fluid Testing Stalls Due to Lack of Labs, Testers
DOT drug testing of truck drivers using oral fluid collections was approved more than a year ago, but a lack of certified lab testing facilities has stalled use of the method.
July 25, 2024NTSB Voices Concerns Over Potential Downgrade of Marijuana
NTSB filed comments with DEA expressing concerns that moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act could end testing of the drug for truck drivers.
July 25, 2024