31 Oct Transportation Leaders Officially Kick Off Volpe Center Construction Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a construction project for the agency’s new John A. Volpe Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Mass. Read more...
31 Oct Senate Advances Fiscal 2020 Transportation Funding Measure The Senate on Oct. 31 voted 84-9 to advance legislation that would fund federal transportation programs through fiscal 2020. Read more...
31 Oct Trump Push for Corn-Heavy Fuel Isn’t Reaching the Pump President Donald Trump’s effort to boost corn demand by allowing year-round sales of ethanol-blended gasoline has run into a logistical problem. Few stations offer it. Read more...
31 Oct DOT IG Outlines FMCSA’s Top Management Challenges for 2020 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is facing challenges in a number of programmatic areas that could play a role in reducing recent increases in fatalities involving large trucks and buses, according to a new report by the Department of Transportation Inspector General. Read more...
31 Oct Schneider Sees Q3 Earnings Decline The slowing U.S. economy is impacting the finances of some of the industry’s biggest truckload carriers as Schneider National Inc. saw its third-quarter financial numbers decline. Read more...
31 Oct Alberta Loosens Oil Output Limits With Railroad Allowances Alberta took a step toward easing the pain of its crude-production caps by allowing oil companies to exceed output limits if they ship the extra production by rail. Read more...
31 Oct Donaldson Announces Air Filter Test Results, GeoTab Contract ATLANTA — Donaldson Co. said recent tests show the Donaldson PowerCore filters can save fleets up to $215 per truck per year, because the filters provide 27% less restriction. Read more...
31 Oct Rocketail Tweaks Aerodynamic Trailer Wings With Hinge ATLANTA — Rocketail announced it will be making its two side wings, attached to improve a trailer’s aerodynamic flow, flexible upon contact. Read more...
31 Oct Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot to Create Fourth-Biggest Carmaker MILAN — Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Peugeot said Oct. 31 they have agreed to merge to create the world’s fourth-largest automaker with enough scale to confront big shifts in the industry, including a race to develop electric cars and driverless technologies. Read more...
31 Oct MEKRA Lang Launches New Digital Vision System ATLANTA — MEKRA Lang launched a new digital vision system at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show, announcing the sideview-mirror replacements will be standard equipment on Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. Read more...