U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) sometimes wonders if he spends too much time thinking about autonomous technology, the scientific term for self-driving vehicles.
March 15, 2017Search
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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.
Illinois Rivers Project Could Get New Life With Trump Infrastructure Push
Often overlooked in an age of air travel and superhighways, infrastructure on the Midwest's major rivers may be poised for an upgrade.
March 14, 2017Driverless Trucks: A Seismic Shift for the Labor Force
For decades, trucking has provided big-rig driver Frank Mora and his family a decent living. He doesn’t expect that will last forever.
March 13, 2017Winter Storm Stella Is Bearing Down: What You Need to Know
Winter Storm Stella is forecast to blast up the East Coast late March 13 and March 14, providing much of the region with its biggest snowfall of the winter.
March 13, 2017500 Employees Lose Jobs in Jacksonville, Fla. as Part of CSX Layoffs
CSX has finished the layoffs it announced more than two weeks ago. The final numbers: 800 employees lost their jobs, including 500 in Jacksonville, Fla..
March 10, 2017100 Years of Controversy and Potholes at South Carolina Department of Transportation
The S.C. Department of Transportation turned 100 years old March 10. The department was controversial almost from its first day.
March 10, 2017EU Block on UPS-TNT Merger Annulled by Court
The EU's lower court on March 7 annulled a 2013 decision by the European Commission blocking a planned merger between UPS and TNT Express, two international package delivery services.
March 8, 2017Tennessee Trucking Firm Keeps Drivers Longer With Feedback Software
Southern Refrigerated Transport, one of the trucking subsidiaries of the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Covenant Transport, prides itself on its family atmosphere.
March 8, 2017Lytx, SmartDrive Add Customers as More Truck Fleets Tap In-Cab Video to Improve Safety
Steve Mitgang occasionally sits down with commercial truck drivers for coffee and doughnuts, asking them what they think of having video cameras in the cab to monitor their driving.
March 8, 2017Connecticut UPS Driver Celebrates 45 Years, 4 Million Miles on Job Without Accident
After 45 consecutive years with the company, and not so much as a fender bender, UPS driver Walter Beasley, who will turn 72 on March 12, has been named to an elite group in the company.
March 7, 2017