Sen. Roger Wicker Addresses Impaired Driving, Hair Testing in New Bill
Legislation seeking to improve drug testing for employees in safety-sensitive transportation posts was easily advanced by a U.S. Senate panel on Dec. 11.
December 12, 2019As Deliveries Grow in NYC, So Do Tensions With Tech
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dislikes autonomous delivery robots and he is not shy about saying so, even as the city’s planners and trucking officials work together on ways to deliver much more freight to the nation’s largest city.
December 12, 2019Audit Finds Proposed EPA Glider Rule Repeal Skipped Legal, Health Analyses
A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General determined that former agency Administrator Scott Pruitt failed to follow legal and public health safeguards in 2017 when he proposed to repeal an Obama-era regulation limiting the number of glider trucks that could be manufactured annually.
December 11, 2019USDOT Announces ‘Rule for Rules’ to Structure Reforms
The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking to improve the way it proceeds with rulemaking, guidance and enforcement by structuring a series of reforms.
December 10, 2019Tesla on Autopilot Rear-Ends a Parked Cop Car in Connecticut
Another Tesla Inc. vehicle operating on the carmaker’s driver-assistance system branded as Autopilot has crashed into a parked emergency vehicle, eliciting fresh warnings about the shortcomings of automated technology on public roads.
December 10, 2019Volvo Group Venture Capital Invests in Apex.AI, Autotech Ventures
Volvo Group Venture Capital AB announced it invested in Apex.AI, a startup software company involved in autonomous mobility, to help fund the development of a safety-certified software framework for autonomous systems.
December 10, 2019PennDOT P3 Project Will Address I-81 Improvements
Leaders within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have approved a public-private partnership to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 81.
December 10, 2019Port Manatee Earns New Security Training Certification
Florida’s Port Manatee announced its facility security officer training program — the only such approved course offered by a U.S. seaport — has earned new certification from the U.S. Coast Guard.
December 9, 2019Some Fleets Reluctant to Add Driver-Facing Cameras
The use of onboard video technology is increasing in the trucking industry, but many fleets remain reluctant to add driver-facing cameras due to concerns over privacy and driver recruitment and retention.
December 6, 2019Driver Training, Monitoring Could Help Ensure Safe Testing, Deployment of Automated Trucks
Self-driving truck developers are putting a growing number of test vehicles on the road to refine their automated driving systems and pave the way for the commercial introduction of this technology.
December 6, 2019