16 Apr Panel Issues Interim Report to Accelerate Recommendations for Truck Size, Weight Limits A specially appointed committee of academic and policy experts has issued an interim report on its plans to plug data and research gaps that have for several years delayed federal policy recommendations for changes to truck size and weight limits. Read more...
16 Apr Panel Issues Interim Report to Speed Recommendations for Truck Size, Weight Limits A specially appointed committee of academic and policy experts has issued an interim report on its plans to plug data and research gaps that have for several years delayed federal policy recommendations for changes to truck size and weight limits. Read more...
16 Apr US Retail Sales Rebound in Sign Consumer Weakness Fading U.S. retail sales rose by more than expected in March in the first gain in four months, suggesting consumer demand regained steam on the back of tax cuts and refunds. Read more...
16 Apr MoDOT Grapples With Issues Related to Vehicle Automation As the auto market becomes more saturated with electric vehicles and vehicles with automation capabilities, the Missouri Department of Transportation is grappling with the changes these types of vehicles present. Read more...
16 Apr VW Truck Division Signals Possible Takeover of Navistar Volkswagen AG’s heavy-vehicle division is open to a takeover of U.S. affiliate Navistar International Corp. as the German company seeks scale to compete with global leaders Daimler AG and Volvo AB. Read more...
16 Apr Warehouse Theft Nets 20,000 Cases of Beer Crooks on March 12 stole about C$500,000 worth of beer, pepperoni and dried beef in a theft from a warehouse in Boucherville on Montreal’s South Shore. Police report the thieves are attempting to sell the haul to businesses across two Canadian provinces. Read more...
16 Apr Editorial: How Long Will the Good Times Last? The trucking industry is definitely having a moment. Recently, an industry executive spoke from the White House about the positive effects federal tax reform has had on his business, and a noted industry economist predicted that trucking likely has several good years ahead of it before the threat of an economic downturn might rear its ugly head. Plus, sales of new trucks just keep rising. Read more...
13 Apr New Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van Adds Digital Tools for Drivers, Fleets AMSTERDAM — The updated Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van will offer a multitude of new options and features when it hits the market later this year, but the most significant additions could be its new connected-vehicle services. Read more...
13 Apr States, Territories to Receive $1 Billion in Storm Relief, USDOT Announces Nearly three dozen states and territories will receive $1 billion to repair infrastructure recently damaged by severe weather and natural disasters, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced April 13. Read more...
13 Apr Trump Convenes Task Force to Study Postal Service Operations WASHINGTON — After weeks of railing against online shopping giant Amazon.com, President Donald Trump signed an executive order April 12 creating a task force to study the United States Postal Service. Read more...