Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant Convenes ‘Extraordinary Session’ on Infrastructure Funding
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant recently called for a special legislative session to discuss infrastructure funding solutions.
August 22, 2018Orchestrating the Supply Chain
What are shippers doing to orchestrate the supply chain? How are they tackling capacity, service, visibility and control? That's the focus of our Aug. 22 LiveOnWeb program, "Orchestrating the Supply Chain."
August 22, 2018Transportation Nominees in Limbo During Senate’s August Session
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s move to keep the chamber in session for part of the August recess has focused on bills that would fund the government and not too much on a slew of high-profile transportation nominees.
August 22, 2018US Traffic Deaths Fell Slightly in First Half of Year
DETROIT — The number of people killed on U.S. roads fell slightly in the first half of 2018, but a top safety organization says it’s likely that there will be little change in the number of deaths from 2017 by the end of the year.
August 22, 2018The Nine: Cochran Leads Strong Showing of NTDC’s Women Competitors
The course walkthrough on the final round of the 81st National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 18 in Columbus, Ohio, consisted of 45 men and one woman.
August 22, 2018Lyft Driverless Cars Top 5,000 Rides in Las Vegas
Lyft driverless cars have provided more than 5,000 rides to passengers on the Las Vegas Strip since May.
August 22, 2018FMCSA Seeks Industry Comment on Several Potential HOS Changes
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials have issued a proposal that seeks comment on several possible changes to the agency’s hours-of-service rule, ranging from how to increase driver or workday time in adverse driving conditions to revising the current mandatory 30-minute driver break after eight hours of continuous driving.
August 21, 2018ATRI Launches Industry Issues Survey
Trucking industry representatives now can submit their concerns to the American Transportation Research Institute. The nonprofit research organization launched its 2018 Top Industry Issues Survey on Aug. 21.
August 21, 2018Why Future Vehicles Are More Likely to Be Painted Light Colors
Henry Ford famously said a customer can have a car in “any color that he wants, as long as it is black.” But black on self-driving cars could be deadly.
August 21, 2018US Army Corps of Engineers Endorses Plan to Deepen Lower Mississippi River
A long-discussed plan to deepen the lower Mississippi River by another five feet to accommodate larger ships has won a critical endorsement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which foresees nearly $110 million in annual net economic benefits to the project.
August 21, 2018