21 Aug For Martin Weissburg, President Post at Mack Trucks Is ‘Dream Come True’ ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Martin Weissburg, the newly appointed president of Mack Trucks, is studying further changes to the Lehigh Valley Operations plant as he begins to put his mark on what he called a dream job. Read more...
21 Aug ATRI Launches Industry Issues Survey Trucking industry representatives now can submit their concerns to the American Transportation Research Institute. The nonprofit research organization launched its 2018 Top Industry Issues Survey on Aug. 21. Read more...
21 Aug Why Future Vehicles Are More Likely to Be Painted Light Colors Henry Ford famously said a customer can have a car in “any color that he wants, as long as it is black.” But black on self-driving cars could be deadly. Read more...
21 Aug Will Frugal Chrysler Fiat Land Big Payoff in Driverless Sector? When Waymo picks up its first paying customer in a driverless taxi later this year, the car doing the honors will be made by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. Not the sensors and software — the futuristic technology that allows a robot to drive a minivan will be made by Waymo. The relatively boring minivan itself? That’s pretty much Fiat Chrysler’s only significant contribution to the race to develop autonomous vehicles. Read more...
21 Aug Crossword Puzzle Solution September 10, 2018 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the September 10, 2018 print edition. Read more...
21 Aug US Army Corps of Engineers Endorses Plan to Deepen Lower Mississippi River A long-discussed plan to deepen the lower Mississippi River by another five feet to accommodate larger ships has won a critical endorsement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which foresees nearly $110 million in annual net economic benefits to the project. Read more...
21 Aug Crossword Puzzle Solution September 3, 2018 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the September 3, 2018 print edition. Read more...
21 Aug Crossword Puzzle Solution August 27, 2018 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the August 27, 2018 print edition. Read more...
20 Aug Diesel Drops 1¢ to $3.207 Per Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell by 1 cent to $3.207 a gallon Aug. 20 as demand for diesel and gasoline typically drops toward the end of the summer driving season and beginning of fall. Read more...
20 Aug I-84 Widening Project in Connecticut Set to Open Ahead of Schedule The Interstate 84 widening project in Waterbury, Conn., which has been going on since 2015, is on track to open one year ahead of schedule. Read more...