28 Aug FMCSA Proposes Pilot Allowing Drivers to Pause Driving Window FMCSA is seeking comment on a pilot program that would offer drivers additional hours-of-service flexibility by allowing them to pause their 14-hour driving window. Read more...
28 Aug CARB Formally Adopts Low-NOx Omnibus Rule California regulators have unanimously approved a sweeping regulation that will lower oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter emissions for new trucks built beginning in 2024. Read more...
28 Aug New Jersey to Hike Gasoline, Diesel Tax to Offset Consumption Drop Tax rates on diesel and gasoline will go up in New Jersey to offset declines in fuel consumption, which have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
28 Aug Judge Orders USPS to Provide Info on Service Changes A federal judge in Washington state is giving the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service 10 days to turn over records and information about service changes that critics say could undermine mail-in voting in the November election. Read more...
28 Aug Continental Makes Leadership Changes in Truck Tire Business Continental announced the appointment of two new leaders Aug. 25 for the truck tires division in the Americas region. Read more...
28 Aug Amazon Buys 1,800 Electric Mercedes Vans in Latest Green Effort Amazon .com Inc. is buying 1,800 electric delivery vans from Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, the retailer’s biggest commitment to date to cut the carbon footprint of its delivery operations in Europe. Read more...
28 Aug Stoughton Hires Two for Key Executive Posts Stoughton Trailers announced two executive appointments, naming Sue Vanderbilt chief financial officer and Jeremy Sanders chief commercial officer. Read more...
28 Aug Uber Expands Self-Driving Safety Report After NTSB Slams Culture Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the company’s policies. Read more...
28 Aug Bollinger Plans All-Electric Delivery Van Bollinger Motors, a startup already developing an electric pickup truck and large SUV, plans to go into the commercial vehicle business. Read more...
28 Aug Laura’s Leftovers Move East, Leaving a Disaster in Louisiana The remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warn of new dangers as the tropical weather blows toward the Eastern Seaboard this weekend. Read more...