08 Jan Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Appoints Stephen Scully Chairman Clean Energy Fuels Corp. appointed trucking industry veteran Stephen Scully to the post of chairman of its board of directors, effective immediately. Read more...
08 Jan P3s Not Suited for All Infrastructure Projects, US DOT Official Says WASHINGTON — A federal transportation official reminded state and municipal agencies charged with advancing infrastructure projects to review the costs and potential benefits associated with public-private partnerships. Read more...
08 Jan Schneider Chief Financial Officer Lori Lutey to Retire Schneider National Inc. announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Chief Financial Officer Lori Lutey will be retiring from the company within the next six months. Read more...
08 Jan Real Estate Prices Soaring for Warehouses Near Ports, Intermodal Ramps Real estate prices to build distribution centers near major marine ports and intermodal ramps jumped double-digits in 2017, according to commercial real estate firm CBRE, as demand outstrips supply due to a retail supply chain increasingly tied to e-commerce and speed. Read more...
08 Jan Pizza Hut Working With Toyota to Test Driverless Pizza Delivery Toyota and Pizza Hut announced Jan. 8 a “global partnership,” that could see Pizza Hut pizzas delivered in autonomous vehicles designed and built by Toyota. Read more...
08 Jan Self-Driving Car Firm Aurora to Expand After Deal With VW, Hyundai Deals inked by the self-driving car firm Aurora with two major auto manufacturers will mean more jobs and more test vehicles on the streets in Pittsburgh, one of the company’s co-founders told the Tribune-Review. Read more...
08 Jan Interstates Serve Important Role In Autonomous Truck Testing, Experts Say WASHINGTON— Long-distance stretches of interstate will serve as an important proving grounds as autonomous truck technology develops, industry experts said at the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting Jan. 8. Read more...
08 Jan Self-Driving Cars Hit Las Vegas Streets for Tech Tradeshow LAS VEGAS — The self-driving car is getting closer to deployment in the real world for everyday passengers. Read more...
08 Jan Louisiana State Rep. Not Ready to Give Up on Improving Roads, ‘We Have to Fit It’ Seven months after their push for a hike in the state gas tax died, road and bridge advocates are scrambling to see what, if any, other options are available for traffic relief. Read more...
08 Jan Federal Research Program Gives States Room to Repair Highways, Test Technology WASHINGTON — The Maine Department of Transportation is in the process of repaving major routes with better-quality pavement with help from a federal research partnership. Read more...