23 Aug Rise in Fuel Economy Slows, New NACFE Study Finds Fuel efficiency at 19 fleets improved for the 10th straight year, but the year-over-year gain in 2016 was just 1% as fleets dropped certain fuel-saving technologies and as other factors, such as extreme weather, played a role in fuel consumption, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency reported. Read more...
23 Aug Flytrex Provides Drones for Grocery Delivery in Iceland Goods are literally flying off the shelves today in Iceland as online retailer Aha launches what it calls the world’s first autonomous drone delivery system in an urban setting. Read more...
22 Aug Paccar Introduces Automated Transmissions MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Paccar has introduced a line of proprietary automated transmissions that the company says completes its integrated powertrain offerings. Read more...
22 Aug CSX CEO Harrison Fires Back at Critics CSX Corp. CEO E. Hunter Harrison issued a stark rebuke of complaints about poor service, sending a scathing letter to a coalition of rail shippers, lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and regulators at the Surface Transportation Board. Read more...
22 Aug Schneider Passes Halfway Mark in Conversion to AMTs Truckload carrier Schneider announced it has converted more than half of its heavy-duty trucks to automated manual transmissions and expects to complete the process in 2019. Read more...
22 Aug California Ports Tout Progress in Fight Against Environmental Pollution The top three containerports in California touted recent accomplishments in the battle against pollution as stakeholders debate what will be included in an update to the Clean Air Action Plan. Read more...
22 Aug Penske Logistics to Build $100 Million Warehouse Distribution Center in Michigan Penske Logistics will build a $98.5-million, 606,000-square-foot Midwest regional distribution center in Romulus, Mich., creating an estimated 403 new jobs. Read more...
22 Aug Wyoming Plans to Test Connected Vehicle Technology on Trucks The Wyoming Department of Transportation is preparing to test connected vehicle technology in trucks and government vehicles along Interstate 80 to reduce the number of accidents that occur during the state’s treacherous winter months. Read more...
22 Aug FMCSA to Host Public Meeting on Agency's CSA Action Plan FMCSA officials announced that the agency will host a public meeting Sept. 8 to hear presentations from a National Academy of Sciences panel that issued a report on how regulators can improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s safety measurement system. Read more...
22 Aug Analysis: Trump’s Path to Boosting Infrastructure Full of Potholes President Donald Trump’s road to getting legislation through Congress this year to restore the nation’s crumbling infrastructure appears increasingly precarious. Read more...