While many trucking stakeholders have said for years that they support the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in concept, not all are convinced that the recommendations of an elite academic panel of the National Academy of Sciences will plug all the holes in the program.
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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, 2017NAFTA 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, 2017Self-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, 2017DOT Seeks Comment on Review of Regulations, Including ELD Mandate, Driver Training
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October 3, 2017Australia Expands Use of Caterpillar’s Self-Driving Truck Technology
Self-driving truck technology being developed by Caterpillar Inc. at its Tucson, Ariz., division headquarters will soon be used more extensively by iron ore mines in Australia
October 3, 2017Wabco Finalizes Purchase of Meritor’s Share in Joint Venture
Wabco Holdings Inc. has completed its $250 million purchase of Meritor Inc.’s stake in their joint venture, formalizing the end of the 27-year arrangement.
October 3, 2017Guardrail Maker Wins Reversal of $663 Million Judgment
Guardrail maker Trinity Industries Inc. won’t have to pay a $663 million judgment that was awarded in a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging the company defrauded the U.S. government with a faulty highway guardrail safety system.
October 3, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of Oct. 2: Seriously, ELD Mandate Is Happening
Failed attempts in court and on Capitol Hill to delay the upcoming electronic logging device mandate have done little to discourage critics of the rule who continue to push for a delay. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
October 2, 2017Truck-Driving Heroes, On and Off the Clock, Honored by FedEx Freight for Going Extra Mile
Like many a Good Samaritan, Blake Carter shrugged off his golden deed as what anyone should have done in the same circumstance.
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