The U.S. Department of Transportation on Dec. 13 issued a proposed rule offering guidance for the development of vehicle-to-vehicle technologies that would provide advance warning of potentially life-threatening crashes for light vehicles.
December 13, 2016Government, Technology, Autonomous
DOT Announces Proposed Rule for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Bendix Expands Mexican Production of Valves, Manifolds
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has doubled its capability to manufacture high-performing solenoid valves and assembled manifolds at its Acuña, Mexico, site.
December 13, 2016Perspective, Business, Safety, Technology, Government
Opinion: Safety Is Greatest Benefit of Autonomous Tech
There has been a great amount of media attention with the first delivery by autonomous truck by Otto Transportation, which recently took place on Interstate 25 from Fort Collins to Denver in Colorado. While this trip was made with a convoy of State Patrol and Colorado DOT vehicles around it, this event still represented quite an achievement.
December 12, 2016Business, Technology
Industry Says Autonomous Vehicles Will Improve Safety, Cut Congestion
WASHINGTON — The mainstream adoption of autonomous vehicles is bound to enhance safety, improve fuel economy and alleviate congestion along freight corridors, federal officials and trucking industry stakeholders told lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
December 12, 2016Government, Business, Technology
Governor Signs Bills Allowing Autonomous, Platooning Vehicles in Michigan
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder turned the bills governing autonomous and platooning vehicles into law Dec. 9. Senate Bills 995-997 had been passed overwhelmingly by both houses of Michigan’s Legislature.
December 9, 2016Business, Technology
How the 3PL Market is Positioned to Meet Shipper's Visibility Demands
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December 7, 2016Government, Business, Technology
ATA President Chris Spear: Autonomous Trucks Will Continue to Need Drivers
WASHINGTON — The rapid developments in autonomous trucks that several companies are embracing will continue to require drivers inside the vehicles, the trucking industry’s chief representative told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Dec. 6.
December 6, 2016Business, Technology
Safety Enforcement of Commercial Drones Found Inadequate
U.S. aviation regulators approved commercial drone applications so quickly in recent years that they missed safety violations and took few enforcement actions, a government watchdog report concluded.
December 6, 2016Business, Technology
Zonar Names New CEO, Bolsters Tech Staff
Zonar, a supplier of smart fleet management technology, has appointed Ian McKerlich the new CEO, replacing Brett Brinton after Continental AG purchased a majority stake in it, the company announced Dec. 5.
December 6, 2016Government, Business, Technology
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Dec. 5: The Long and the Short of It
Congress has to come up with a short-term bill by Dec. 9 to keep the government funded, but a longer view of infrastructure needs was taking shape elsewhere in Washington. Keith Laing of The Detroit News joins TT's Eugene Mulero for a video preview of the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
December 5, 2016