Approval of a provision that would clarify meal-and-rest break rules for truckers will be delayed if Congress clears for President Donald Trump this week a short-term funding measure. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
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GM Drops the Steering Wheel and Gives Robot Driver Control
Next year, General Motors Co. will no longer need an engineer in the front seat babysitting the robot brain that controls its self-driving Chevrolet Bolt. The steering wheel and pedals will be gone, giving total control to the machine.
January 12, 2018Electric Trucks Show Rapid Development
WASHINGTON â Electric-vehicle technology for the medium- and heavy-duty sector is developing rapidly, but the price and range of these vehicles must improve for widespread deployment to take hold, industry experts said.
January 11, 2018TRB Picks New Leaders, Honors Others for Service, Achievements
WASHINGTON â Each year, the annual meeting of Transportation Research Board brings together industry stakeholders from around the world to feast on a smörgĂ„sbord of facts and figures, ideas, analysis and exhibits that push the frontier of geekiness.
January 11, 2018Solving the âFinal 50 Feetâ Delivery Challenge
WASHINGTON â Researchers are joining major retailers, logistics firms, city transportation offices and others in the freight industry to reconsider last-mile delivery systems, even reviewing the way they get packages the âfinal 50 feetâ in congested urban downtowns.
January 10, 2018Einride Showcases Unmanned, All-Electric âT-podâ at TRB
WASHINGTON â Einride, a Swedish technology startup that plans to begin moving cargo in that country later this year with unmanned, all-electric vehicles, recently showcased its vision for freight transportation to industry researchers in the United States.
January 10, 2018US Regulators Eye Policy for Autonomous Trucks
Federal regulators are taking the first step toward creating a policy to guide the development of autonomous transportation beyond cars to include trucks, buses and other ground-based modes.
January 10, 2018Creative Use of Big Data Key to Predicting Crash Risk, DOT Official Says
WASHINGTON â Innovations in the growth of âbig dataâ are moving traffic research from the reactive to the predictive, a top U.S. Department of Transportation official said.
January 9, 2018Cummins Brings TEC Outreach Program to Tennessee
Cummins Inc. has launched its first Technical Education for Communities initiative in the United States, in conjunction with 10 Memphis, Tenn.-area education and industry partners.
January 9, 2018