Want to get behind the wheel of a self-driving car? Aurora Innovation, a self-driving car company started by top engineers from Google, Tesla and Uber, has posted a job opening for a self-driving vehicle operator in Pittsburgh.
September 7, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Wanted: Drivers for Self-Driving Cars
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
HOS Suspended for Truckers Carrying Hurricane Irma Aid
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has suspended several trucking regulations, including hours-of-service requirements, to facilitate the movement of aid that carriers deliver to states and territories in the path of oncoming Hurricane Irma.
September 7, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Lyft to Unleash Self-Driving Cars on San Francisco Roads
Self-driving Lyfts are coming to the San Francisco Bay Area, promising to give local residents a first-hand look at the technology that’s poised to dramatically change the nature of transportation.
September 7, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
House Rejects Bid to Delay Dec. 18 ELD Mandate
A last-ditch effort in the U.S. House to delay the Dec. 18 mandate on electronic logging devices for trucks was soundly defeated Sept. 6.
September 7, 2017Technology, Equipment, Safety
TMC Fall Meeting to Focus on Implementation of New Technologies
The Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations will hold its 2017 Fall Meeting & National Technician Skills Competitions on Sept. 16-21 in Orlando, Fla.
September 7, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
House Passes Bill to Speed Introduction of Self-Driving Vehicles
U.S. House lawmakers passed a wide-ranging bill to speed the introduction of self-driving vehicles championed by tech and auto companies racing to develop and deploy the technology.
September 7, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
China Startup Races Tesla With Driverless Trucks in Arizona
A Chinese startup with powerful backing plans to test a fleet of self-driving trucks in Arizona and Shanghai next year, competing with Uber Technologies Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo in transforming the way goods are delivered.
September 7, 2017Business, Safety, Fuel
Floridians Jam Gas Stations, Highways as Hurricane Irma Bears Down
MIAMI — Florida residents picked store shelves clean and long lines formed at gas pumps Sept. 6 as Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 monster with potentially catastrophic winds of 185 mph, steamed toward the Sunshine State and a possible direct hit on the Miami metropolitan area of nearly 6 million people.
September 7, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Self-Driving Cars Now Roam Across Former California Military Facilities
The empty runway stretching before Mark Hendrickson extends so far that its edges vanish in the heat shimmer of a broiling Central Valley afternoon.
September 6, 2017Business, Safety, Logistics
Trucker on FEMA Run Endured Harrowing Highway Floodwater
Winston Mullings jumped into action after Hurricane Harvey to deliver to those in need, but the unimaginable happened in Houston: Floodwaters overpowered his truck on a major highway.
September 6, 2017