19 Aug Miles-Based User Fee Among Options Outlined in Pa. Report A recent report from Pennsylvania’s Transportation Revenue Options Commission shows a mileage-based user fee could serve as a viable option for long-term transportation funding. Read more...
18 Aug Waymo to Build Facility in Dallas, Partner With Ryder on Maintenance Autonomous truck developer Waymo Via announced plans to build a nine-acre facility near Dallas that will serve as a regional hub for advancing operations and service for automated Class 8 trucks. Read more...
18 Aug China Port Congestion Worsens as Ningbo Shuts for a Week The partial closure of the world’s third-busiest container port is worsening congestion at other major Chinese ports, as ships divert from Ningbo amid uncertainty over how long virus control measures in the city will last. Read more...
18 Aug WTO Says Record Global Trade in Goods Might Be Nearing a Peak Global trade in goods might be close to plateauing — albeit at a record level — amid an outlook clouded by regional imbalances and coronavirus outbreaks that slow economic activity, the World Trade Organization said. Read more...
18 Aug Fred Shuts Highways With Mudslides, Floods Tropical Depression Fred swirled over West Virginia early Aug. 18 and dumped heavy rain over the northeastern U.S., threatening to unleash mudslides and flash floods in upstate New York after closing interstate highways in the lower Appalachians. Tornado watches remained in effect for mountainous areas of Virginia and the Carolinas. Read more...
18 Aug KCS Delays Vote on $33.6 Billion Rail Takeover Bid A shareholder vote on the proposed $33.6 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern by Canadian National Railway has been delayed until Sept. 3 to provide time for government officials to rule on whether CN can operate KCS while the deal is under federal review. Read more...
17 Aug July Medium-Duty Sales Clear 19,000 Medium-duty sales in July rose 6.5% to just above 19,000, with the Class 7 segment hitting its peak for the year so far, WardsAuto .com reported. Read more...
17 Aug Advisory Panel Urges Federal Action on Driver Shortage A Department of Commerce advisory group is urging federal officials to lead a widespread effort to address the nationwide shortage of truck drivers, which the panel said has “likely reached an all-time high.” Read more...
17 Aug Lytx Launches Integration With Fleet Tech Providers Video telematics company Lytx is integrating its solutions with a network of other software providers to offer customers an all-in-one fleet management platform. Read more...
17 Aug Does Tesla Probe Signal a Get-Tough Era at NHTSA? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigation into a possible defect involving Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot may signal a more activist approach by the Biden administration to regulating technology that is crucial to the auto industry’s future. Read more...