20 May FMCSA Board OKs Plan to End Exemption Process for Monocular Drivers The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Medical Review Board put its stamp of approval on a proposed plan for the agency to eliminate its exemption process for truck drivers with vision in only one eye. Read more...
20 May Roads Busy Again After Pandemic Bring Risk, Experts Say The nationwide lockdowns brought on by the pandemic cleared the roads of many passenger vehicles and helped truckers keep goods moving. However, as passenger cars gradually return, industry experts are considering how those pandemic-era roads affected safety and how drivers will respond once they start getting crowded again. Read more...
20 May Kodiak Robotics Expands Autonomous Truck Operations in Texas SAN ANTONIO — Autonomous truck developer Kodiak Robotics this summer is expanding its routes, adding a Dallas-to-San Antonio run. Read more...
20 May April Trailer Orders Drop to 10-Month Low; Costs, Cancellations Rise U.S. trailer orders in April were just above 14,000, the lowest volume in 10 months as cancellations increased and backlogs continued to extend into 2022, ACT Research reported. Read more...
20 May Partisanship Marks Congressional Divide Over Funding Biden Infrastructure Plan The leaders of the congressional tax-writing committees remain divided over how to fund comprehensive infrastructure policy legislation that President Joe Biden would prefer to enact this year. Read more...
20 May Daimler Truck Eyes Pending Independent Status in Electric World Daimler Truck reported it is on schedule to be listed as a public company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by the end of this year, and remains committed to replacing internal combustion engines globally with battery-electric and fuel cell electric powertrains and related software. Read more...
20 May House GOP Unveils $400 Billion Highway Policy Bill Legislation that would authorize $400 billion over five years for surface transportation programs was unveiled by Republican policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives May 19. Read more...
20 May April Trailer Orders Drop to 10-Month Low; Costs, Cancellations Rise U.S. trailer orders in April were just above 14,000, the lowest volume in 10 months as cancellations increased and backlogs continued to extend into 2022, ACT Research reported. Read more...
20 May Ford’s High-Stakes Electric F-150 Will Start Under $40,000 Linda Zhang, chief engineer of Ford Motor Co.’s new electric F-150 pickup, steers a 3-ton rig onto a test track at the automaker’s suburban Detroit proving grounds and mashes the accelerator. Read more...
20 May ATA Mid-Year Attendees Optimistic About Trucking SAN ANTONIO — During one of the first in-person industry events to be held as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, trucking executives attending American Trucking Associations’ Mid-Year Management Session expressed optimism about opportunities that await motor carriers — and the nation overall — as life for Americans returns to normal. Read more...