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Volvo Trucks Adds Gas-Powered Trucks in Europe

Volvo Trucks introduced two gas-powered, heavy-duty trucks that offer fuel efficiency and performance on par with that of diesel-fueled trucks, and comply with Euro 6 emissions regulations.

October 6, 2017

Port of Virginia Receives Federal Grant to Develop Truck Appointment System

The Port of Virginia will receive a grant of $1.55 million from the Federal Highway Administration to reduce truck congestion through better technology.

October 6, 2017

Ryder Adds Maintenance Options at Texas Facility

Ryder System Inc. upgraded its maintenance facility in Grapevine, Texas, to service both diesel and advanced fuel vehicles.

October 6, 2017

Analysis: To Understand Amazon’s Delivery Ambitions, Consider the Long Game

In the future—and you have to look far ahead when considering the movements of CEO Jeff Bezos—Amazon could expand the services to any merchant selling anything to anyone. This would push it deeper into the territory of UPS and FedEx.

October 6, 2017

Editorial: Trucking Is a Hot Property

One of the nation’s highest-profile investors has decided that he needs to put some money into trucking, a move based on the assumption the industry is a hotbed of activity right now.

October 5, 2017

Bill Allowing 80,000 Self-Driving Cars on the Road Passes Senate Panel

WASHINGTON – On a unanimous voice vote, a Senate committee approved legislation Oct. 4 that authorizes self-driving car makers to sell as many as 80,000 vehicles a year within three years that would be exempt from current safety standards as manufacturers develop technology for autonomous vehicles.

October 5, 2017

Hacking Risk Is What Worries Americans Most About Driverless Vehicles

U.S. residents are “polarized” on whether to embrace driverless cars, according to a survey by insurer American International Group Inc.

October 5, 2017

Waymo Engineer Left Trail of Deleted Files En Route to Uber

Uber Technologies Inc. hired an engineer to lead its driverless car program last year even after its own research revealed red flags about how much proprietary information he took from his former employer, Waymo.

October 5, 2017

NAFTA Talks Expose Disagreement Over Mexican Trucking Access

As efforts to renegotiate terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement shift from Ottawa to Washington, two trucking industry groups and the Teamsters union are taking aim at a provision in the current agreement that allows trucks from Mexico to operate in the United States.

October 5, 2017

Self-Driving Vehicles Raising Big Questions Around Drunk Driving, Seat Belts, Open Container Laws and More

The idea of highways being filled with self-driving cars may be alluring, but it has highway safety experts raising numerous questions about common contemporary issues like drunk driving, seat belt use and how other motorists might react to a car without a driver behind the wheel.

October 5, 2017