16 Jan Nikola Moves Closer to Marketing Hydrogen-Electric Trucks LAS VEGAS — Nikola Motor Co. founder and CEO Trevor Milton said two key customers — private fleet Anheuser-Busch Cos. and truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises — will begin fleet tests of Nikola’s zero-emisssions hydrogen-electric Class 8 trucks by the end of the year, as the first shoots of the necessary fueling infrastructure are emerging in Phoenix. Read more...
15 Jan FMCSA Says Rate of Truck-Occupant Deaths and Fatal Crashes Continues to Climb WASHINGTON — Federal trucking regulators expressed concern over increasing numbers of large-truck-involved fatal crashes in work zones and a continuing increase in the number of fatalities of large-truck occupants. Read more...
15 Jan State DOT Leaders Urge Federal Action on Long-Term Infrastructure Funding WASHINGTON — Congress and the White House should focus on crafting a long-term highway bill over the next year that would ensure certainty in funding for big-ticket projects around the country, a group of state transportation leaders said Jan. 15. Read more...
15 Jan Dana Reports Higher Sales in Preliminary 2018 Results Commercial vehicle supplier Dana Inc. announced preliminary 2018 financial results that included higher revenue, and higher earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Read more...
15 Jan TuSimple Proceeds With Plans to Build World’s Largest Self-Driving Truck Fleet LAS VEGAS — Autonomous truck developer TuSimple said it will expand its U.S. test fleet to 40 vehicles by June, which the company claims will make it the world’s largest self-driving truck business. Read more...
15 Jan Innovation in DOTs Often Starts With On-the-Ground Employees, Experts Say WASHINGTON— Transportation employees who work alongside roads and behind the wheels of maintenance vehicles can offer valuable perspectives on worthwhile projects, according to panelists gathered to discuss innovation at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting Jan. 15. Read more...
15 Jan IANA Elects 2019 Board of Directors, Officers The Intermodal Association of North America has installed its 2019 board of directors and officers, including two new members. The turnover took place Jan. 1, according to a Jan. 11 press release. Read more...
15 Jan Opinion: The ABCs of Emerging Transport Technologies Emerging technologies are reshaping the very nature of how we transport goods, and offer the ability to provide agile services that meet the increasing demands of the supply chain, says Ben Wiesen of Carrier Logistics Inc. Read more...
15 Jan US Factories Brace for Sting of 2019 Trade War America’s manufacturers are scrambling to change the way they do business — from finding new suppliers to shifting more finishing work overseas — as the sting of tariffs begins to take a bigger toll on their bottom lines. Read more...
15 Jan Missing Data During Shutdown Complicates Consumer Spending Reports The U.S. growth outlook hangs more than ever on American consumers’ resilience amid stock market swoons and trade-war tensions, but key data on their spending — the biggest part of the economy — will be missing due to the government shutdown. Read more...