Underride Committee May Ask for New Rear Guard Rule
A specially appointed committee reviewing truck underride guard safety is weighing whether to recommend that federal regulators toughen a 2022 rule on rear underride guards.
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NHTSA Offers $350M in Crash Data System Grants to States
States have until May 1 to apply for up to $350 million in grants from NHTSA to upgrade and standardize their crash data systems to enable full electronic information sharing with the agency.
February 14, 2024FMC: Sanctions Against Yemen Should Be Considered
Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel says his office wants the U.S. government to investigate whether economic sanctions are warranted against Yemen.
February 14, 2024Ex-VW Chief Sticks to Story on 2015 Diesel Testing Scandal
Former Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn has again rejected any blame for a 2015 scandal in which the company used a so-called defeat device to undermine carbon emission testing.
February 14, 2024New Jersey Lawmakers Raise Minimum Insurance
The New Jersey Legislature has passed a law requiring heavy trucks to carry a minimum $1.5 million in liability insurance — double the current federal minimum insurance requirement of $750,000.
February 13, 2024Top Truck Bottlenecks Mostly the Same, Just More Congested
A familiar congested highway spot in Fort Lee, N.J., outside New York City, once again tops American Transportation Research Institute's list of the nation’s worst trucking chokepoints.
February 13, 2024Mobileye CEO Shashua Expects Growth in Self-Driving Adoption
Amnon Shashua, co-founder and CEO of Mobileye, sees self-driving technology moving ahead over the next few years, allowing for more widespread adoption of the functionality.
February 12, 2024California Ports Deploying Air Pollution Capture for Ships
Long Beach, Calif.-based startup Stax Engineering has deployed pollution-capturing tech at multiple ports for the first time, servicing ships at the ports of L.A., Long Beach and Oakland.
February 12, 2024Buttigieg, Shipping Stakeholders Discuss Red Sea Tensions
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg held two private meetings with stakeholders to discuss shipping, regional navigation and supply chain issues in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
February 9, 2024Coalition Sues CARB Over Emission Report Mandates
California is being sued over its new emission laws mandating that companies there and out of state report their supply chain emissions and mitigation efforts.
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