For decades, trucking has provided big-rig driver Frank Mora and his family a decent living. He doesn’t expect that will last forever, according to a feature piece in the San Jose Mercury-News. Most major truck manufacturers and several well-funded startups are busy testing automated or driver-free vehicles. Test models of cars that will shoosh passengers…
According to press reports, Amazon is building an app that matches truck drivers with shippers, a new service that would deepen its presence in the $800 billion trucking industry. Reportedly scheduled to launch next summer, the app is designed to make it easier for truck drivers to find shippers that need goods moved, much in…
With the Trump Administration pledging to roll back many federal regulations, America’s trucking industry is optimistic that some laws will either be softened or go away all together. The trucking industry already scored a victory when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. The trucking industry’s…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is getting serious about alternative fuels. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced the creation of 55 routes that will serve as the basis for a national network of “alternative fuel” corridors spanning 35 states. Though the network is nearly 85,000 miles long, more miles will be added in…
Elaine Chao of Kentucky, who was Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush, was named to be the next Transportation Secretary by President-elect Donald Trump, according to a report in USA Today. “Secretary Chao’s extensive record of strong leadership and her expertise are invaluable assets in our mission to rebuild our infrastructure in a…
China is gearing up to overhaul its road delivery with fleets of self-driving long-haul trucks, according to a piece in technologyreview.com. A number of companies are developing automation technologies that promise to lower costs, reduce accidents, and improve overall efficiency for the trucking industry by allowing drivers to make longer trips that include periods of…
The Trump administration looks to offer the trucking business some badly needed road and infrastructure projects, but the industry will have to pay for the improvements, either through higher fuel taxes or tolls according to an article in trucks.com. That’s the assessment of analysts at FTR Transportation Intelligence, an industry research firm. Trump’s strong commitment…
With its recent acquisition of startup Otto, Uber Freight is getting into the long-haul trucking business. Late last month, the company completed its first commercial delivery, a 120-mile load of beer for Anheuser-Busch from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs on Interstate 25. “We think this technology is inching closer to commercial availability,” said Lior Ron,…
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit said it would not overturn the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate, scheduled to go into effect December 2017. The decision came in response to a challenge to the ELD mandate issued by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). OOIDA…
Big trucking companies have spent the second half of the year shrinking their fleets in hopes of changing an imbalance between the supply of rigs on the road and tepid shipping demand that has flattened industry earnings, according to the Wall Street Journal. They will learn in the coming weeks, as retailers stock up at…
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