27 Dec Volume Growth Continues at Nation's Ports as US, China Resume Trade Talks The nation’s ports continued to see steady growth in November cargo volume, as shippers moved goods to the United States from overseas in advance of the holiday shopping season and rushed to get cargo stateside ahead of expected tariffs on shipments from China. Read more...
27 Dec Zoox Wins First Permit to Ferry California Public in Robot Rides Driverless car startup Zoox Inc. became the first company to win approval to transport members of the public in its driverless test vehicles in California, according to a statement from the California Public Utilities Commission. Read more...
27 Dec Drug Use Increases for Workers in Transportation, Warehousing Sector Drug use by workers in five sectors of the U.S. economy — including the transportation/warehousing sector — showed significant increases from 2015 to 2017, according to a new analysis of more than 10 million urine drug test results nationally by drug testing firm Quest Diagnostics. Read more...
27 Dec Freight Transportation, Infrastructure Issues Headline TRB Annual Meeting Academics, stakeholders, policymakers and agency officials from every level of government are expected to meet in downtown Washington in January for one of the largest gatherings of the country’s transportation community. Read more...
25 Dec Sectors Surge in Second Half A deeper dive into trucking data showed a big year for the industry across three specific sectors, particularly after July. The numbers also portend glad tidings for 2019. Read more...
24 Dec 2018 Diesel Prices Stay Consistent Around $3 a Gallon Diesel prices started off 2018 low, but as the year comes to a close, the average price of diesel is more than 20 cents higher than in 2017. Read more...
24 Dec Crossword Puzzle Solution December 24, 2018 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the December 24, 2018 print edition. Read more...
22 Dec Uber Puts First Self-Driving Car Back on the Road Since Death Uber Technologies Inc., which halted its self-driving car program after the death of a pedestrian in March, resumed testing of self-driving cars on public roads in Pittsburgh on Dec. 20, the company said. Read more...
22 Dec Stalemate Results in Partial Government Shutdown The federal government has partially shut down after lawmakers failed to pass a spending bill because of an impasse with President Donald Trump over his demands to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more...
21 Dec FMCSA Agrees to Pre-empt California Meal-and-Rest-Break Rules The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Dec. 21 determined that federal rest-break laws pre-empt California’s separate meal-and-rest-break requirements, handing a victory to trucking industry groups. Read more...