14 Sep Uber’s Self-Driving Fleet Logs More Than 1 Million Autonomous Miles in First Year Uber’s fleet of self-driving cars have logged more than 1 million autonomous miles since the company started offering rides a year ago in Pittsburgh. Read more...
14 Sep California County May Halt New Trucking Terminals as Tensions Rise Sutter County may move to temporarily halt any new trucking operations in unincorporated areas as tensions mount with area residents over trucking terminals off Highway 99 south of Yuba City. Read more...
14 Sep Port of Virginia Keeps Breaking Records — and So Are Many Other Big Ports Across the Nation August turned out to be yet another record month for the Port of Virginia. Read more...
14 Sep Tesla to Reveal ‘Beast’ Semi-Truck in October, Elon Musk Says Silicon Valley automaker Tesla is tentatively set to reveal its electric semi-truck in October, CEO Elon Musk said Read more...
14 Sep Mack Launches New Highway Tractor, the Anthem ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mack Trucks introduced the Mack Anthem, its long-awaited new highway tractor, to an arena packed with dealer representatives, who company executives thanked for their patience and who were promised a truck that boasts gains in fuel efficiency, driver comfort and technological innovation compared to previous models. Read more...
14 Sep Hill Consideration of Meal, Rest Break Proposal on Pause A proposal aimed at guaranteeing nationwide uniformity of meal and rest break rules for truck drivers has hit a snag this year in the U.S. Senate. Read more...
14 Sep Editorial: Tax Reform - It’s the Right Thing to Do There’s a lot to like about what’s going on in Washington, D.C., for a change, as lawmakers from both major parties and President Donald Trump begin to talk seriously about tax reform. Read more...
14 Sep Hurricanes to Increase Contract, Spot Rates Outside Disaster Areas Truckload rates have skyrocketed after hurricanes Harvey and Irma battered Texas and Florida, but the higher prices will also trickle down into states nowhere near the devastation, industry executives say. Read more...
14 Sep Medium-Duty Sales Top 21,000 in August, Up 21.8% U.S retail sales of medium-duty trucks improved 21.8% in August as all classes notched gains. Read more...
14 Sep Consumer Comfort Falls for Second Week Americans’ confidence retreated for a second week as consumers’ assessment of the buying climate deteriorated on the heels of higher fuel prices, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed Sept. 14. Read more...