06 Apr China Vows to Fight Trump Tariffs ‘to the End’ as Tension Rises President Donald Trump said the current trade spat with China may hurt the markets in the short term but that America will emerge stronger from it, as a confrontation that has roiled global equities heats up between the world’s largest economies. Read more...
05 Apr Microsoft Joins Self-Driving Vehicle Development at Michigan Test Center On a blustery spring day that showed exactly why Michigan’s range of weather is perfect for testing self-driving and connected vehicles, the American Center for Mobility formally opened and announced a far-reaching deal April 4 with Microsoft. Read more...
05 Apr Schneider Appoints Stephen Bruffett CFO Diversified motor carrier Schneider announced Stephen Bruffett will join the company as chief financial officer, effective April 29. Read more...
05 Apr Houston Joins Smart Cities Program to Prepare for Autonomous Vehicles Houston will join 21 other cities in a national partnership aimed at addressing persistent transportation challenges as technology and mobility choices have planners rethinking how streets, sidewalks and private spaces interact. Read more...
05 Apr Security Robot Cuts Crime for XPO A security robot that XPO Logistics deployed at its Atlanta logistics facility has reduced incidents in the parking lot and the building’s exterior to zero in the first six months it has been monitoring the area. Read more...
05 Apr Gribbin Departure, Delayed Trump Agenda Don’t Deter Infrastructure Advocates President Donald Trump’s acknowledgment that his infrastructure proposal would likely be legislated after the midterm elections, coupled with the recent departure of the administration’s top infrastructure adviser, has slowed momentum on efforts to boost funding for transportation systems. Read more...
05 Apr Maryland Bill to Restore Highway User Revenue Poised to Become Law After years of calling to restore highway user revenue, transportation advocates may see the funding return by fiscal 2020. Read more...
05 Apr Editorial: So Far, So Good for ELD Compliance The adoption of federally mandated electronic logging devices has been a major transition for the trucking industry, but at this point it appears that most longhaul truckers are now using the technology to track their hours of service. While it’s still too soon to get a complete sense of where the industry stands with respect to ELD compliance, the early indications have been positive as enforcement tightens. Read more...
05 Apr SoCal Regulators See Chance to Rein in Freight Pollution Over and over in their decadeslong war on smog, Southern California regulators have failed to use a powerful tool against ports, warehouses and other freight and logistics hubs that are magnets for air pollution. Read more...
05 Apr Self-Driving Cars Are On North Carolina Turnpike Authority’s Radar The fatal crash involving an Uber self-driving car in Arizona last month has not dissuaded the North Carolina Turnpike Authority from urging companies to test autonomous vehicles on the Triangle Expressway in western Wake County. Read more...