17 Oct Trailer Orders Climb in September to Nearly 23,000 Strength in dry vans pushed U.S. trailer orders in September to near 23,000, up 76% from a year earlier, ACT Research reported. Read more...
17 Oct Ohio Turnpike Commission Approves Communications System for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Alerts about traffic, weather, work zones and other conditions should start popping up early next year on the dashboards of digitally connected vehicles on 52 miles of the Ohio Turnpike near Cleveland. Read more...
17 Oct Senate Committee to Consider FHWA Nominee Oct. 18 The nomination of President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Highway Administration will come up before a Senate committee on Oct. 18. Read more...
17 Oct PeopleNet Offers Compliance-Only ELD Through ISE Trucking technology firm PeopleNet is offering an electronic logging device designed to help small fleets comply with the upcoming ELD mandate. Read more...
17 Oct Commercial Processing at Tornillo US-Mexico Port of Entry Suspended for ‘Lack of Demand’ In the years leading up to the construction of an about $133 million port of entry in Tornillo, Texas, county leaders talked about the need for a bridge that would alleviate commercial traffic at other border crossings in El Paso. Read more...
17 Oct Instructional Technologies Introduces Automated Training System Instructional Technologies Inc. has introduced an automated learning management system designed to help fleets manage driver training. Read more...
17 Oct Homebuilders Gauge at Five-Month High Shows Storm Recovery A rebound in homebuilders’ confidence to a five-month high indicates concern over fallout from major hurricanes has been alleviated, according to data Oct. 17 from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo. Read more...
17 Oct Stoughton Adds New Design Features to Grain Trailers Stoughton Trailers introduced its newly designed Platinum Series of grain trailers. The trailers are available in 34-foot, 40-foot and 42-foot lengths in eight models to fit a variety of agriculture needs. Read more...
17 Oct PacLease Reports Spike in Rentals Paccar Leasing Co. reported that demand for medium- and heavy-duty truck rentals has increased markedly within its system over the past four months. Read more...
17 Oct Driverless Cars Will Open the Door to a Building Spree Even as reclaimed parking spaces fuel a downtown building boom, autonomous vehicles will encourage builders to push deeper into the exurban fringe, confident that homebuyers will tolerate longer commutes now that they don’t have to drive, according to the report, sponsored by a unit of Capital One Financial Corp. Read more...