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Deborah Hersman to Leave National Safety Council for Safety Post at Waymo

Deborah Hersman is leaving her post as National Safety Council CEO to become chief safety officer at Waymo, a self-driving technology development company based in Mountain View, Calif.

November 27, 2018

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 26: One More for the Road

If you don’t travel much, but you were among the millions of Americans who set out to visit loved ones this past Thanksgiving weekend, the traffic nightmare you experienced was indeed an anomaly. But there's hope. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

November 26, 2018

Blockbuster Cyber Monday May Not Be Enough to Boost Market

Shoppers will spend an estimated $7.8 billion on Cyber Monday, Nov. 26 — a record — boosting a strong holiday shopping season, and Wall Street likely will shrug it off.

November 26, 2018

Expectations of Trucking Rise Amid Changing Climate

Proposals by a growing number of regulators and advocacy groups would have the trucking industry assume a larger role in advancing efforts to continue cleaning up the environment.

November 19, 2018

Nashville Chosen for Amazon Operations Hub

Amazon will build a $230 million operations hub in Nashville, Tenn., that will house 5,000 employees over the next 10 years.

November 14, 2018

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 12: Honoring Those Who Served Our Nation

Robbie Roth of FedEx Freight knows well the bonds that are created by serving in the military and working in the trucking industry.

November 13, 2018

EPA Plans to Review Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Standard for Heavy Trucks

WASHINGTON — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials announced Nov. 13 they have begun an environmental review to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty truck engines.

November 13, 2018

Seeking Alternative Solutions to Salt

A huge swath of the United States lies ­within the “salt belt,” which is the states that use large amounts of salt during the winter to control snow and ice on roadways. These states primarily are located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest portions of the country.

November 9, 2018

Inspectors Take Nearly 5,000 CMVs Off the Road During Brake Safety Week

Law enforcement personnel in 57 jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada took nearly 5,000 commercial motor vehicles off the road for “critical brake violations” during a weeklong focused brake enforcement effort in September, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced Nov. 6.

November 6, 2018