04 Apr Trucking Industry Prospers Amid NAFTA Uncertainty An unsuccessful renegotiation of NAFTA would hurt the best for-hire freight environment in nearly 40 years, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said. However, barring that “self-imposed risk,” this strong freight cycle could last an additional 18 months or more, he said. Read more...
04 Apr White House Infrastructure Adviser DJ Gribbin Steps Down David J. “DJ” Gribbin, the key architect of President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal, is leaving the White House to “pursue new opportunities,” a White House official told Transport Topics on April 3. Read more...
04 Apr Class 8 Orders Continue to Rocket Higher; March Total Doubles Last Year North American Class 8 truck orders erupted in March to surpass 46,000, or more than double the volume of a year earlier, ACT Research Co. reported. Read more...
04 Apr Toyota Talks Self-Driving Cars and the Real Reason the Automaker Suspended Testing When a woman crossing an Arizona street was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber car late last month, it sparked a swift public reckoning over the near-term future of autonomous vehicle testing on public roads. Read more...
04 Apr Roadbuilders Coalition to Visit Capitol Hill in May to Push for Trust Fund Fix Nearly three dozen national associations and labor unions of the Transportation Construction Coalition will meet with members of Congress and their staffs next month to call for long-term, sustainable funding for infrastructure projects around the country. Read more...
04 Apr Investment in Technology, Innovation Is Changing Business of Logistics The combination of technology and innovation is changing the business of transportation and logistics in ways that are both potentially disruptive and critical to improving existing processes. And the changes are coming from inside and outside of the industry. Read more...