13 Sep Senators Look at What Self-Driving Trucks Might Mean to Drivers A U.S. Senate committee is considering whether legislation dealing with the future of self-driving cars should also pave the way to self-driving trucks, considering the impact such technology could have on millions of workers. Read more...
13 Sep ATA Revives Finance Council, Adds Staff to TMC American Trucking Associations has hired tax attorney Jennifer Wieroniey to help revive its dormant National Accounting & Finance Council, an organization that once fielded a staff of 10 and was a potent voice on matters of interest to trucking finance officers, tax specialists and staff dedicated to credit and collections issues. Read more...
13 Sep Contractor Association Requests Exemption From ELD Rule The Power and Communication Contractors Association has requested an exemption from the impending electronic logging device mandate, according to an announcement from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Read more...
13 Sep Wholesale Prices Increase on Jump in Energy Costs Rising U.S. wholesale prices in August reflect the biggest jump in energy costs since January, while underlying inflation remained contained, a Labor Department report showed Sept. 13 in Washington. Read more...
12 Sep Tesla Automation Faulted by NTSB in 2016 Fatal Florida Crash Tesla Inc.’s design of its Autopilot system contributed to a 2016 fatal crash in Florida, accident investigators concluded as they recommended all automakers prevent autonomous driving systems from being used on roads for which they are not designed. Read more...
12 Sep US Household Incomes Rose to Record in 2016 as Poverty Fell The U.S. median household income rose to a record last year and the poverty rate fell, as steady economic growth helped improve the lot of more Americans, according to annual data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Sept. 12. Read more...
12 Sep NCDOT Considering Technology, More Truck Stops to Ease Parking Shortage North Carolina’s Department of Transportation is exploring construction of additional truck stops and installation of sensor technology to resolve its shortage of truck parking spaces. Read more...
12 Sep LTL Sector Enjoys Fruitful 2017 Indications are that the truckload market is bouncing back from some rough conditions earlier this year, according to industry analysts at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Read more...
12 Sep Some Carriers Worry How Proposed Safety Scoring Could Affect Them While a recent public meeting hosted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration gave motor carriers a chance to vent on a possible plan that could modify the way the agency assesses the safety of the nation’s truckers, the meeting seemed to leave some of them uneasy over what the plan could portend for the future. Read more...
12 Sep Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Announces Updated Guidance for Automated Vehicles U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Sept. 12 unveiled updated federal guidance for automated driving systems for industry and states that want to deploy self-driving vehicles. Read more...