24 Jan A. Duie Pyle Launches TSA-Cleared Airfreight Service Diversified motor carrier A. Duie Pyle Inc. announced a Transportation Security Administration-compliant export service designed to move international airfreight directly from point of origin to the export location. Read more...
24 Jan FHWA Grant Will Support Autonomous Crash Truck in North Dakota The North Dakota Department of Transportation will use a recently awarded federal grant to deploy an autonomous attenuator truck. Read more...
24 Jan Marten Transport Q4 Net Income Stable as Company Reports Record Year Marten Transport Ltd. reported net income for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 was the same as it was for the comparable quarter in 2018: $15.7 million. Read more...
24 Jan Lawsuit Blames Bridge Owners in Trucker's High-Wind Fatal Accident Billie Joe Chen, the widow of a trucker who died after his rig plunged off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in 2017, is suing the CBBT for $6 million. Read more...
24 Jan Secretary Elaine Chao Touts Proposed Update to Environmental Review Process The Trump administration’s aim of further streamlining the environmental review process would help advance certain infrastructure projects, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Jan. 22. Read more...
24 Jan Pilot Flying J Changes Corporate Name, Expands Into Energy Market America’s largest truck-stop company is rebranding as it grows its market share in both retail fuel and energy divisions. Read more...
24 Jan TEC Equipment Announces New Oregon Dealership TEC Equipment announced the opening of a truck and trailer dealership in Redmond, Ore., on Jan. 20. Read more...
24 Jan GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Plant Will Build Cruise Origin Self-Driving Shuttle General Motors Co. is expected to announce on Jan. 27 plans to build the all-electric Cruise Origin self-driving shuttle at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Read more...
24 Jan While Self-Driving Car Hype Decelerates, Automated Trucks Grab Attention at CES LAS VEGAS — Even as automated vehicle developers tamped down inflated expectations for fully self-driving passenger cars at CES 2020, several companies continued to tout the market potential for highly automated commercial vehicles. Read more...
24 Jan Autonomous Vehicle Test in Rhode Island Shows Promise for Other Cities The six electric vehicles known collectively as Little Roady navigate a 5-mile loop in regular traffic and steer themselves into 10 curbside stops, giving lawyers and laborers alike a free ride. Read more...