Washington — The trucking industry is pushing for a seat at the table as new rules to allow self-driving cars to operate on U.S. roads are being developed, according to a report in the Detroit News.

With its recent acquisition of self-driving truck startup Otto, Uber Technologies is plotting its entry into the long-haul trucking business, aiming to establish itself as a freight hauler and a technology partner for the industry, according to a Reuters article published in Fortune.

The California Community College’s Chancellor’s Office made the move to grant Long Beach City College a $511,098 grant to continue its lauded Harbor Driver Training Program.

The head of the American Trucking Association (ATA) has lobbed a new grenade at Gov. Gina Raimondo’s truck-toll law, describing it as an unacceptable effort to force his industry to underwrite the cost of repairing Rhode Island bridges, according to a WPRI television report.

The release of the final version of California’s Sustainable Freight Action Plan has been met with harsh criticism by two groups representing Golden State’s truck-fleet operators, according to a report in HDT Truckinginfo.com.