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Stormy Sailing Expected When Cargo Ship Fuel Standard Changes

A surge in demand is coming for diesel and related fuels as shipping companies close in on a deadline to reduce sulfur emissions.

June 15, 2018

EPA Advisory Board to Review Science Behind the Agency’s Glider Truck Rule Repeal Proposal

An Environmental Protection Agency advisory board is reviewing the quality and relevance of scientific and technical information used to justify repealing an Obama administration regulation that limits the production of glider trucks.

June 14, 2018

Daimler Trucks' Martin Daum Warns That Tariffs Will Increase Production Costs

PORTLAND, Ore. — New U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could ultimately raise the price of trucks sold in the United States, top executives at the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer warned.

June 14, 2018

Trucking Industry Adjusts to ELD Mandate as Focus on HOS Compliance Sharpens

The U.S. trucking industry is continuing to adjust to the federal electronic logging device mandate that took effect late last year.

June 13, 2018

North American Class 8 Orders Continue Strong Growth in May

Orders for new Class 8 trucks more than doubled last month versus year-ago levels, according to preliminary data from ACT Research.

June 7, 2018

Sacramento Begins Experiment With Digital License Plates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The digital license plate on display outside Sacramento City Hall on June 4 does a lot of things other technology can already do.

June 7, 2018

California Seeks White House Meeting on Fuel-Efficiency Revamp

California air-pollution regulators want to meet with Trump administration officials over plans to ease federal auto-efficiency standards, saying in a letter to the White House that efforts to undermine the state’s authority would run afoul of the law.

June 6, 2018

Safety, Insurance Costs Cited in Study as Reasons to Consider Autonomous Vehicles

As autonomous vehicles become more commonplace on our highways and roads, drivers of both trucks and passenger cars are likely to become more accepting of the technology, a survey of U.S. consumers by the market research firm J.D. Power found.

June 6, 2018

Brexit Britain Wants to Become a Leader in Driverless Vehicles

Britain is stepping up its plans to be a leader in self-driving cars. The government is awarding 25 million pounds ($33 million) this week to as many as six projects that will research and test autonomous vehicles on highways and on trials of remote-control parking.

June 5, 2018

ATA’s Chris Spear Cautions Against Further ELD Exemptions

INDIANAPOLIS — The head of American Trucking Associations warned during a legal seminar here that further exemptions from Congress to electronic logging requirements for agricultural haulers could threaten safety on the nation’s roads.

June 5, 2018