Uber’s self-driving cars returned July 24 to Pittsburgh’s streets four months after one of its autonomous SUVs hit and killed a woman crossing a street in Tempe, Ariz.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
UNLV, German Research Company Work on Autonomous Delivery Truck
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is joining German research company Fraunhofer IVI to develop an autonomous delivery truck, the university announced.
July 24, 2018Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill Pushes Back on Privatizing Postal Service
Restructuring the federal government to make it more efficient and accountable is an idea Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she can get behind.
July 20, 2018Freight Trains Get Go-Ahead to Travel Closer to Light Rail Line in Minneapolis
A major roadblock in Minneapolis involving how its Southwest light rail and freight trains operate close to one another has been resolved, freeing local transit planners to apply for nearly $1 billion in federal funds to help pay for the project.
July 20, 2018Great Lakes Shipping Supports 237,00 Jobs, Study Finds
A new study found that Great Lakes shipping to ports such as the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor and the Port of Chicago on the South Sides pumps $25.6 billion into the economy and supports 237,000 jobs, including 147,500 in the Midwest.
July 20, 2018Is Amazon Moving Into a Former Ohio Mall Site?
Almost every indicator points to an Amazon fulfillment center, or something like it, at an old Ohio mall near Akron.
July 20, 2018How General Motors Became a Force in Autonomous Sector
GM Cruise is running neck-and-neck with Waymo, a subsidiary of Google, to be first to bring fully autonomous cars to market. The two companies are considered the leaders in a crowded field, and San Francisco is the proving grounds to refine the technology.
July 19, 2018Amazon Logistics Seen as Way to Owning a Delivery Business
Amazon.com has nearly 200 warehouses, a fleet of trucks and airplanes, and even its own delivery drones — yet the company has determined that is not enough to satiate its booming demand.
July 19, 2018Rhode Island Says First Month of Truck Tolling Garners $625,989
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation says the state made more money than expected in its first month of tolling trucks.
July 19, 2018Safety Device on Every American Truck Got Inventor a Total of $20
While a “two striper†in the Air Force 60 years ago, Robert Carpenter invented a color-coded system for attaching tractor-trailer air-brake connections that now is mandatory equipment for every truck on every American road. He was paid $20.
July 18, 2018