A coalition that includes freight stakeholders and myriad transportation interests is calling on senators to advance legislation that would prioritize testing for critical infrastructure workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tesla Hails Air-Quality Effects of Shutdowns Elon Musk Called ‘Fascist’
Tesla Inc. said the drop in pollution during coronavirus-related shutdowns could embolden governments that already have been making plans to eventually ban vehicles that run on fossil fuels.
June 8, 2020DOT Finalizes Transportation Self-Governance Program for Tribes
The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a final rule to create the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program.
June 5, 2020Study: Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Make Roads Completely Safe
A new study says that while autonomous vehicle technology has great promise to reduce crashes, it may not be able to prevent all mishaps caused by human error.
June 4, 2020Trucking-Related Companies Find It Difficult to Identify 'Conflict Minerals' in Supply Chains
It has been more than six years since America’s public companies began searching for African “conflict minerals” throughout their supply chains, and it remains difficult for trucking-related companies to know if some of their products are being made using tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold, or “3TG,” mined and refined in Congo and nine of its neighbor countries.
June 4, 2020Number of Electric Commercial Vehicle Offerings Surge, Calstart Says
North America is experiencing a surge in zero-emission commercial vehicle offerings, according to research from Calstart, a clean transportation accelerator.
June 3, 2020Ex-Navistar CEO Daniel Ustian, SEC Reach $500,000 Settlement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s yearslong civil court fight with Daniel Ustian has ended with the former Navistar International CEO agreeing to a $500,000 civil penalty and a permanent ban from serving as an officer or director of a public company.
June 2, 2020Electreon Wireless Presses Ahead With Projects to Electrify Roads
Electreon Wireless is pressing ahead with projects to test its technology that allows electric cars to be charged while driving, potentially demonstrating a way to overcome a key barrier to the mass adoption of the vehicles.
June 1, 2020Zipline Medical Drones Begin Flying in the US
On May 22, before Memorial Day, a six-foot long, red-and-white drone took off from a field in Kannapolis, N.C., flew 15 miles west over suburban Charlotte to Novant Health’s Huntersville Medical Center, and dropped a box of protective masks in a designated spot next to the parking lot.
May 27, 2020Most Railroads Nearing Positive Train Control Implementation
Positive train control technology is either in advanced field testing or operational on 98% of the required route miles mandated by Congress, according to an assessment.
May 27, 2020