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CARB Board Hears Public Comment on Plan for Electric Truck Future

Just when will heavy-duty electric trucks be ready for prime time, and when will motor carriers purchase them?

December 19, 2019

Georgia DOT, Partners Sign Pact to Streamline Construction Projects

Georgia Department of Transportation leaders signed an agreement with other agencies, including the Federal Highway Administration, to streamline environmental procedures for highway construction projects.

December 16, 2019

Autonomous, New Technology Merit NTSB’s Attention, Nominee Tells Senate Panel

The National Transportation Safety Board needs to ensure technical skills are available and staff expertise is maintained to address concerns related to autonomous vehicles and new technology, nominee Thomas Chapman told a Senate panel Dec. 11.

December 13, 2019

Timeline: Trucking's Biggest Moments in 2019

Feeling reflective? 2019 was a big year for trucking, with lots of regulatory reforms and bankruptcies dominating the news cycle. Here's a look back at what you all were talking about this year. 

December 20, 2019

FMCSA Issues Final Rule for States to Comply With Clearinghouse Requirements

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 12 a final rule extending by three years the date for state driver's licensing agencies to comply with certain Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse requirements.

December 12, 2019

As Deliveries Grow in NYC, So Do Tensions With Tech

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dislikes autonomous delivery robots and he is not shy about saying so, even as the city’s planners and trucking officials work together on ways to deliver much more freight to the nation’s largest city.

December 12, 2019

Audit Finds Proposed EPA Glider Rule Repeal Skipped Legal, Health Analyses

A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General determined that former agency Administrator Scott Pruitt failed to follow legal and public health safeguards in 2017 when he proposed to repeal an Obama-era regulation limiting the number of glider trucks that could be manufactured annually.

December 11, 2019

Tesla on Autopilot Rear-Ends a Parked Cop Car in Connecticut

Another Tesla Inc. vehicle operating on the carmaker’s driver-assistance system branded as Autopilot has crashed into a parked emergency vehicle, eliciting fresh warnings about the shortcomings of automated technology on public roads.

December 10, 2019

Volvo Group Venture Capital Invests in Apex.AI, Autotech Ventures

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB announced it invested in Apex.AI, a startup software company involved in autonomous mobility, to help fund the development of a safety-certified software framework for autonomous systems.

December 10, 2019