21 Mar GM Plans Electric Investment in Michigan Plant General Motors Co. will throw a bone to President Donald Trump on March 22 by announcing an investment in its electric-car plant north of Detroit after enduring days of intense criticism for idling an Ohio factory. Read more...
21 Mar Maine to Give $5.1 Million in Subsidies for EV Purchases Maine will provide a $5.1 million subsidy and add at least 50 public vehicle charging stations to encourage residents and companies to buy all-electric vehicles. Read more...
21 Mar Fleets Credit Safety Systems, Video With Reducing Crashes, Claims ATLANTA — Active safety technologies such as collision mitigation and lane departure warnings have proven effective at preventing crashes, but proper maintenance and driver training are necessary to get the most out of these systems, fleet executives and suppliers said. Read more...
21 Mar Congress Returns to Debate Infrastructure, Fiscal 2020 Funding, Nominees Policymakers make their way back to Capitol Hill after a weeklong spring recess to continue to stitch together the provisions for a comprehensive infrastructure bill they want to pass by August. Read more...
21 Mar Cops in Indiana Have a Reputation for Having No Mercy on Speeders It’s not a closely guarded secret in trucking that if you speed on Indiana interstates, you risk getting pulled over by a state trooper. It’s been that way for a long time, according to Steve Bryan, president of data-crunching firm Vigillo. Read more...
21 Mar Florida Farmers Push Protection as Trump Seeks USMCA Approval Manatee County, Fla., tomato farmer Gary Reeder says he has seen the county’s tomato industry “basically cut in half” during his lifetime. Reeder says Florida tomato farmers struggle to compete with their counterparts in Mexico. Read more...
21 Mar Thousands More Trailer Orders in February Amid Jammed Backlog U.S. trailer orders keep on coming and hit the mid-20,000s in February — contending for positions in an already jammed backlog, analysts reported. Read more...
21 Mar Lytx Posts Record Level of Contract Value in 2018, CEO Brandon Nixon Says Lytx, the maker of the DriveCam video system for commercial truck fleets, posted a 30% increase in the number of vehicles using its technology in 2018 as more companies adopt in-cab cameras to reduce risk. Read more...
21 Mar FMCSA Relaxes HOS Rules as Flooding Ravages Midwest The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on March 19 declared a state of emergency in 16 Midwestern states that have been saturated by heavy rains. Hours-of-service regulations have been relaxed for haulers involved in relief efforts in the affected areas. Read more...
21 Mar Philadelphia Fed’s Factory Outlook Is Weakest in Three Years The six-month outlook for manufacturing in America’s mid-Atlantic region slumped to a three-year low, another sign that expectations for weaker global growth may be weighing on producers. Read more...