22 Aug Navistar Gets Win Over Milan in Engine Suit, but Appeal Ahead The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Navistar Inc. does not have to pay Tennessee trucking company Milan Supply Chain Solutions an estimated $31 million, reversing a 2017 jury decision. Read more...
22 Aug New Report Points to Ways Truck Companies Can Operate Safer A study that focused on nine motor carriers’ efforts to improve the safety of their operations found that a company’s overall safety culture — from the boardroom to the truck cab — was a crucial element for success. Read more...
22 Aug Experts Emphasize Communication, Teamwork in Transportation Planning Fruitful partnerships between state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations depend on communication, collaboration and inclusion, according to transportation experts. Read more...
21 Aug FMCSA Releases Payment Options for Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released query plans, including pricing options, for trucking companies seeking to use the agency’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Read more...
21 Aug ATA Freight Forecast Predicts 25.6% Growth by 2030 Freight tonnage is projected to increase 25.6% by 2030 according to American Trucking Associations’ Freight Transportation Forecast: 2019 to 2030. Read more...
21 Aug Indicators Show Slowdown in Growth, but Recession Isn’t Likely Jitters and trade wars are roiling the markets and troubling freight companies, but the big question is if the U.S. economic expansion may be coming to a close soon. Read more...
21 Aug IMF Says Tariffs Are Ineffective Tool to Right Trade Imbalances Tempting as it might be to think a stronger dollar offsets higher U.S. tariffs by making Chinese imports cheaper, the International Monetary Fund says the greenback’s global prevalence tells a different story. Read more...
21 Aug Amazon’s New India Campus Is Its Largest Amazon.com on Aug. 21 opened its largest campus building globally in the south Indian city of Hyderabad as it prepares for a furious expansion and battle with nemesis Walmart Inc. in one of the world’s fastest-growing retail markets. Read more...
21 Aug Perspective: Improving the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse There are three improvements FMCSA should make to maximize the effectiveness of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, says Jeremy Reymer of DriverReach. Read more...
21 Aug With New Funding, Startup PlusAI Set to Unveil Level 2 Driverless Vehicles Sequoia Capital-backed PlusAI Inc. is close to raising about $200 million in new funds at a valuation of more than $1 billion to bankroll its development in autonomous trucks, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more...