14 May Penske Joins Autonomous Vehicle Coalition PAVE Penske Truck Leasing has joined Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, a coalition of industry leaders that seeks to educate and assure the public about automated vehicles, according to a news release from the two organizations. Read more...
14 May Mississippi Champion Scott Osborne Goes From Student to Teacher Scott Osborne believes in the power of mentoring. Not only has he been taught by the best, he is doing all he can to pass that knowledge on to the next generation. Read more...
14 May Letter: Crash ‘Preventability’ Tough to Define Transport Topics reports in its April 3 article entitled “Crash Not Your Fault? FMCSA Says Soon It Won’t Hurt Your CSA Score” that the agency intends to identify no-fault crashes beginning in August. The article states the agency will implement its test “preventability” study and incorporate it into CSA without rulemaking. Read more...
14 May Amazon Launches Click-and-Collect Counters With U.K.’s Next Amazon is launching a delivery option that will let customers retrieve parcels from staffed counters at U.K. and Italian retailers, aiming to take advantage of the popularity of click-and-collect services across Europe. Read more...
14 May Letter: A Future Vision for Diesel Engines I read with a skeptical eye the article quoting Mr. Roger Nielsen on the demise of the diesel (Transport Topics 4-29, p. 1). It’s true that the clipper ship Cutty Sark had only a decade before the age of steam kicked her off her pedestal as the fastest way to transport tea, but I also wonder if Mr. Nielsen’s predicted demise of the diesel engine may turn out to be an exaggeration. Read more...
14 May Medium-Duty Sales Reflect Stable Demand; All Classes Rise U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks in April posted double-digit gains across all classes, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
14 May Seasoned Competitor Wade Wagemann Returns to Defend South Dakota Title Wade Wagemann of YRC Freight will be gunning for his ninth appearance at the National Truck Driving Championships as he competes for the 13th time at the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships, which are being held May 18 at the Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls. Read more...
14 May US-China Trade War to Worsen Before 2019 Deal, Survey Shows Economists expect the trade war between the world’s two largest economies to get worse before it gets better — culminating in a deal by year-end. Read more...
14 May Walmart Matches Amazon With Free One-Day Shipping on Many Items Walmart Inc. wants to one-up Amazon.com in the fight for online shoppers. The world’s largest retailer is rolling out a next-day delivery service to counter Amazon’s recent move to speed shipment times for top customers to just one day from two. Read more...
14 May VW Stock Gets Boost From Planned IPO of Heavy-Truck Division Volkswagen AG shares climbed the most in two weeks after the German automaker revived plans for a partial offering of its Traton SE heavy-truck division and said it may dispose of two noncore businesses. Read more...