06 Feb US Crude Output to Jump Above 11 Million Barrels a Day Sooner Than Expected The U.S. government sees nationwide oil production jumping above 11 million barrels a day much quicker than anticipated. Read more...
06 Feb Self-Driving Car Firm Aurora Partners With Chinese Company to Hit the Road A Silicon Valley startup created by some of the most notable names in self-driving cars is turning to a new Chinese automaker to put its technology on the road. Read more...
06 Feb DTNA Unveils DD8 Engine for Medium-Duty Lineup WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Daimler Trucks North America announced the addition of the Detroit DD8 diesel engine to its medium-duty lineup. Read more...
06 Feb Audit: Excessive Detention Time Contributes to Higher Crash Rate, Reduced Income An audit of FMCSA safety data shows that truck driver detention time increases the number of fatal, injury and tow-away crashes, and costs drivers and motor carriers a significant loss of income. Read more...
06 Feb DHL Expands on US-Mexico Border DHL Global Forwarding expanded its offices along the U.S. and Mexican border, investing in staff and operations in San Diego, Nogales and Tucson, Ariz., and El Paso, Laredo, and McAllen, Texas. Read more...
06 Feb Inaction on Sleep Apnea Draws Ire of NTSB Just months after U.S. rail and highway regulators said they were withdrawing plans to screen truckers and engineers for a dangerous sleep disorder, accident investigators believe that it contributed to two New York-area transit crashes. Read more...
06 Feb Trump to Unveil Outline of Infrastructure Plan Feb. 12 Details of a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that would propose funding for rural projects and streamlining the permitting process will be unveiled by President Donald Trump on Feb. 12, a White House official told Transport Topics. Read more...
06 Feb Trump Ready to Release Infrastructure Plan Feb. 12, Official Says President Donald Trump plans to release on Feb. 12 his long-awaited plan to generate at least $1.5 trillion to upgrade U.S. roads, bridges, airports and other public works, according to a White House official. Read more...
06 Feb Los Angeles Named City With Worst Traffic Congestion in the World Los Angeles, a city where the average motorist spent 102 hours stuck in traffic in 2017, topped the list of most congested cities worldwide, according to transportation analytics firm INRIX. Read more...
06 Feb Waymo, Uber Trade Barbs in Court Over Trade-Secret Theft Suit Waymo and Uber lawyers squared off in a federal court on Feb. 5 on the first day of a bombshell trade-secret theft case. Read more...