13 Jul Competition Heats Up for Lidar Sensors in Autonomous Sector As the race to create robot cars intensifies, a secondary race is underway: a high-stakes competition to develop the sensors that serve as the cars’ “eyes.” Lidar, a light-sensing form of radar, provides vision for the vast majority of autonomous vehicles being developed, but now there are dozens of companies with different twists on it. Read more...
13 Jul Four Northeastern States Earn AASHTO Transportation Awards The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently announced which northeastern state departments of transportation have won awards for high-impact projects. Six projects representing four states — New Hampshire, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania — won America’s Transportation Awards. Read more...
13 Jul Michelin to Acquire Tiremaker Camso for $1.45 Billion French tiremaker Michelin is bolstering its specialty business with a $1.45 billion deal to buy Camso, a Canadian producer of rubber tracks for farm equipment and snowmobiles. Read more...
12 Jul Editorial: An Unlawful and Inequitable Scheme Rhode Island’s controversial trucks-only tolling program must face a judge’s gavel, as a group including American Trucking Associations and several fleets is suing the state over the plan. Read more...
12 Jul Proposed UPS-Teamsters Pact Reveals Expanded Driver Operations Details of a tentative new labor deal between UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have begun to emerge, including specifics on expansion of the parcel carrier’s team-driving operations and pay increases for its drivers. Read more...
12 Jul ARTBA Awards Safety Certification Credentials to 48 Industry Professionals Over the past few months, some 48 individuals have become credentialed through the American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s safety certification designed for transportation project professionals. Read more...
12 Jul EPW Chairman, EPA Acting Chief Andrew Wheeler Discuss Plans for Senate Hearing WASHINGTON — The country’s top protector of the environment’s first U.S. Senate appearance should occur before the Environment and Public Works Committee, the chairman of the committee told Transport Topics on July 11. Read more...
12 Jul Driver Arrested After Stolen Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire on I-10 in Florida A tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 10 in Florida led to the arrest of a Georgia man who had allegedly stolen the trailer. Read more...
12 Jul Trump’s Tariff Barrage Pushes China Fight to Point of No Return U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing his trade conflict with China toward a point where neither side can back down. Read more...
12 Jul Huge Warehouse Projects Kick Off at AllianceTexas Dallas-Fort Worth, one of the country’s top industrial building markets with 22 million square feet under construction, is adding more warehouse space. Read more...