In its effort to continue to enhance energy efficiency across the trucking industry, the Department of Energy announced a second phase of its popular SuperTruck program.
March 7, 2016Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Letters: Proud to Be a Retired Professional Truck Driver,
I am a proud retired professional driver with more than 44 years and 5.3 million accident-free miles behind the wheel.
March 7, 2016Business, Autonomous
DOE Debuts 2nd Phase of SuperTruck
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Studies on Complex V2V Challenges Underway, NHTSA Engineer Says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An engineer with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said advances in vehicle-to-vehicle communications are accelerating and that new studies are under way to address several critical and complex issues.
March 7, 2016Special Coverage, Business, Safety, Autonomous
TMC Award Winners Recognized for Service
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council honored several industry professionals March 2 with a variety of awards for their service to the council and the industry.
March 3, 2016Business, Safety, Autonomous
Joyce Named ATA’s New Top Lobbyist
Veteran lobbyist Mike Joyce has joined American Trucking Associations as senior vice president of legislative affairs. He has more than 20 years of experience in public affairs, much of it in trucking.
February 22, 2016Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Lytx to Be Sold to Private Equity Firm GTCR for $500 Million
Lytx Inc., the largest supplier of video-based safety systems for the trucking industry, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm GTCR for more than $500 million.
February 18, 2016Business, Technology, Autonomous
Package Delivery Companies Could Face New Challenge From Uber
Europe's postal companies, already under pressure from Amazon.com Inc., soon could face a challenge from Uber, which is moving into deliveries, and other startups.
February 16, 2016Editorial, Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
Editorial: Section 611 Makes Good Sense
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is debating aviation policy in the form of the Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act, or AIRR Act, and a sliver of the 273-page bill concerns trucking.
February 15, 2016Business, Safety, Autonomous
4Q, Full-Year 2015 Earnings Show Shift in Global Marketplace Trends for OEMs
Heavy-duty truck and engine makers reported earnings for the fourth quarter and the year that show the North American market starting to ease, Europe on the rise and the rest of the world showing difficulties.
February 15, 2016Government, Business, Autonomous
Google's Self-Driving Car Software Considered a Driver by NHTSA
Google Inc.’s artificial-intelligence system will be interpreted as a driver by federal regulators, a step toward compliance that would help the tech giant’s self-driving cars hit U.S. roads.
February 10, 2016