04 Oct Editorial: Continuing to Do Business Keeping trade moving among the United States, Mexico and Canada helps keep the wheels turning for U.S.-based operations. Read more...
04 Oct California May Make a Formal Counter to Trump on Car, Truck Emissions California is considering a formal, public counter-proposal to President Donald Trump’s proposed rollback of fuel and pollution requirements for cars and trucks. Read more...
04 Oct Trucking Welcomes Trade Agreement With Canada The trucking industry expressed support and relief that Canada has agreed to a new trade deal with the United States and Mexico which, if approved by Congress, will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. Read more...
04 Oct Elaine Chao Releases Updated DOT Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Oct. 4 unveiled AV 3.0, the agency’s policy update of autonomous vehicle technology guidelines. Read more...
04 Oct Cost of Operating a Truck Up 6% to $1.69 Per Mile, ATRI Report Says The cost of operating a truck averaged $1.69 per mile, a 6% increase in 2017 according to a report released Oct. 2 by the American Transportation Research Institute. Read more...
04 Oct NHTSA Reports Spike in Large-Truck Occupant Fatalities Department of Transportation officials centered on an optimistic but guarded message Oct. 3: Roadway fatalities were down 2% year-over-year in 2017, but that did not necessarily indicate an across-the-board trend. Read more...
04 Oct Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf Announces 42 Multimodal Projects Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has announced funding for 42 projects related to highways, bridges, transit, ports and pedestrian accessibility. Read more...
04 Oct Former ATA Chairman Ernest Cox Dies at 89 Ernest Stedman Cox, a former American Trucking Associations chairman and prominent figure in the industry, died Oct. 1. He was 89. Read more...
04 Oct American Tire Files for Bankruptcy to Cut Debt by $1.1 Billion American Tire Distributors Inc., buffeted by the defection of two big manufacturers, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware after reaching a deal with most of its bondholders to reduce its debt by about $1.1 billion. Read more...
04 Oct Attorneys Battle Over Motor Carrier Arbitration Rights in Supreme Court WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Prime Inc. and truck driver Dominic Oliveira argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 3 the merits of a lawsuit that could deprive fleets and owner-operators alike of their right to resolve disputes through arbitration. Read more...