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North Carolina Trucker Hopes the Road Leads to Washington in Bid for Congressional Seat

Longhaul truck driver Gerald Wong wants to reroute the nation’s health care policies, accelerate the minimum wage and slam the brakes on abusive police practices.

February 15, 2018
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Philadelphia Airport, in Effort to Bolster Shipping, Buys More Land

A massive, mostly vacant land parcel beside Philadelphia International Airport could become a bustling shipping hub for everything from medicine to car parts under a plan to develop the site into a new air-freight complex serving a swath of the northeastern United States.

February 14, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA

Autonomous Cars May Cut Workplace Deaths, Official Says

Transportation-related workplace injuries might be slashed over time as autonomous vehicles become more common, state leaders said at a workshop in Springfield, Ohio, on Feb. 13.

February 14, 2018
BusinessLogisticsTCA

January Snow Took a Toll on Port of Virginia’s Cargo Volume

The post-New Year’s blizzard in Virginia did a number on the port.

February 13, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA

With Waymo Settlement, Uber CEO Clears the Way for Company’s Future

It’s a paradox: How can paying a quarter of a billion dollars to a rival and issuing an apology be considered a win?

February 13, 2018
GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsTCA

Minnesota DOT Installing Technology to Guide Truckers to Parking Spaces

Truck drivers passing through Minnesota who need of a safe place to pull off the road will be getting help from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, which last week began installing new technology that will let them know in real time if rest areas still have parking spaces available.

February 13, 2018
BusinessLogisticsTCA

Delivering the Goods: U.S. Xpress Offers Team Bonuses Up to $50,000

With demand for long-haul driver teams outstripping supply, one of the country’s largest truckload carriers Feb. 12 launched a compensation plan to provide team drivers up to $50,000 in bonuses and four weeks of paid vacation every year.

February 13, 2018
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Former Pilot Flying J Sales Exec Ordered Up Fraud 'Manual'

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – It was getting tough to keep up with the cheating, and getting caught had proven expensive for the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer. But Pilot Flying J sales executive Arnie Ralenkotter had a solution: A fraud “manual.â€

February 12, 2018
BusinessEquipmentTCA

Ford’s Commercial Vehicle Strategy Powers the Company Through Thick and Thin

While Wall Street pounds Ford Motor Co.’s response to high-profile, recent trends like self-driving vehicles and the shift from sedans to SUVs, an underappreciated, century-old company mainstay continues to chug along, delivering dominant sales and consistent profits.

February 9, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA

Wintry Weather Illustrates One Challenge Facing Vehicle Automation

Snow-covered blacktop can be a big problem for autonomous vehicles, which to this point largely use cameras that zero in on lane markings to guide the car down the highway.

February 8, 2018