11 Oct Trump Rallies Truckers to Support Overhaul of Tax Code MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — President Donald Trump discussed the various benefits trucking companies will reap from his tax plan before an audience of industry executives at an Air National Guard airplane hangar outside of Harrisburg on Oct. 11. Read more...
11 Oct PeopleNet Explores Augmented Reality in Trucking, Wearable Tech for Drivers, Remotely Piloted Trucks NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trucking technology supplier PeopleNet envisions a future when truck drivers might wear virtual-reality goggles to perform data-enhanced vehicle inspections while dispatchers monitor their fleets in a 3D context rather than simply viewing dots on a computer screen. Read more...
11 Oct GSA’s Border Facility Renovations Projected to Thin Congestion at Crossings The General Services Administration is conducting a series of border facility renovations and overseeing related interstate closures at land ports of entry across the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more...
11 Oct Harrison Apologizes to Rail Shippers for Summer Service Disruptions WASHINGTON — CSX Corp. CEO Hunter Harrison apologized to railroad shippers at a U.S. Surface Transportation Board meeting Oct. 11, blaming layoffs prior to his arrival, the proxy battle to replace the prior leadership and employee resistance for lengthy service disruption during the summer. Read more...
11 Oct Android Platform Now Dominates Industrial Mobile Computing, Device Manufacturers Say The popularity of the Android platform with consumer mobile devices has spread to industrial mobile computing. Read more...
11 Oct Port Manatee Enjoys Record-Breaking Year for Volume, Cargo Tons Port Manatee set records for container volume and cargo tons moved during its recently completed fiscal year, besting marks set in 2010 for both categories. Read more...
11 Oct Industrial Handhelds Maintain Niche in LTL Despite Ubiquity of Consumer Mobile Devices The immense popularity of Android and Apple smartphones and tablets has led many truckload carriers to deploy mobile applications that drivers can run on those consumer devices. Read more...
11 Oct XPO Logistics Named Forbes Growth Champion as Revenue Rockets to $14.6 Billion Greenwich, Conn.-based transportation and delivery services company XPO Logistics was the top performing U.S. company on Forbes’ list of Growth Champions, released Oct. 10. Read more...
11 Oct FHWA Announces Proposal for Pilot to Eliminate State-Federal Duplication of Environmental Reviews Federal regulators have proposed a pilot program intended to eliminate duplication of the environmental review process by allowing up to five states to conduct the reviews for infrastructure projects using state law rather than federal law. Read more...
11 Oct Transportation Policymakers Talk Infrastructure but Fail to Act, DeFazio Says WASHINGTON — Inaction this year on a long-term infrastructure funding bill in the U.S. House prompted a top Democrat to strongly voice his frustration toward Republicans at a high-profile hearing Oct. 11 that looked at ways to fund the nation’s transportation network. Read more...