Last year, the U.S. trucking industry generated more than $700 billion in revenue, a historical high, according to the American Trucking Trends report, produced by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “Last year, we saw freight volumes grow significantly,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “Increases in freight, combined with continued tight capacity helped drive revenues…
Fedex Corp. and other freight carriers are pushing Congress to open U.S. highways to a new generation of bigger truck trailers despite opposition from safety groups. The freight carriers are spending millions of dollars lobbying Congress in support of a $53.5 billion transportation spending bill that removes some safety measures the government wants in place….
Railroad companies Amtrak and CSX have filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina trucking firm, alleging that the firm caused a March derailment that injured 55 people. Filed in a Raleigh federal court, the suit against Guy M. Turner Inc. of Greensboro said the company failed to take safety precautions or warn officials that the…
Nebraska lawmakers sent a gas tax increase to Gov. Pete Ricketts last week and he promptly vetoed it, calling the measure unnecessary and regressive, according to a report in the Lincoln Star-Journal. The Legislature proposed an increase of 6 cents a gallon over four years. “I remain committed to addressing our state and local infrastructure…
In ceremonies at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway May 5, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval officially granted the first license for an autonomous commercial truck to operate on an open public highway in the United States to Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). At the event, Daimler AG board member Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard and Gov. Sandoval took…
After four days of striking, short-haul truckers for three companies that move cargo in and out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach returned to work on May 1, saying their employers’ businesses were disrupted by their job action, according to a report on SFGate.com. The drivers work for Intermodal Bridge Transport, Pacer…
California-based Peloton Technology, a developer of vehicle systems that deliver advanced safety, fuel savings and analytics to trucking fleets, recently received an infusion of venture capital funds from industry investors, including Volvo Group Venture Capital. Other investors include Magna International, Castrol innoVentures and UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund. The investment will accelerate Peloton’s development and deployment…
The U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled against the California Trucking Association (CTA) in an appeal involving the EPA’s rules over greenhouse gas (CHG) regulations affecting heavy trucks and light vehicles. The court ruled that CTA and other participants in the case lacked standing to file an appeal and agreed with EPA’s position that relief…
In recent testimony to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Highway and Transit Subcommittee, representatives of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said continued improvement in truck safety will need new strategies to better address the primary causes of highway crashes. “The truck-involved fatality rate has decreased 74 percent since 1975 and in the last decade…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report on what it says are the benefits of commercial vehicle onboard video systems that record either continuously or as the result of a triggering event, such as a crash, according to a report in Todaystrucking.com. The report also focuses on what this U.S. government agency…
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