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Government, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

New York County Might Seek Control of Long-Awaited Inland Port

Onondaga County, N.Y., officials will consider seeking control of the long-awaited “inland port’’ at a DeWitt rail yard, under a proposal from Onondaga County Legislature Chairman Ryan McMahon.

Tim Knauss | Syracuse (N.Y.) Media Group
July 18, 2018
Government, Logistics, TCA

Connecticut Governor Orders Highway Toll Study

Despite his lame-duck status, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is ordering a $10 million study on placing electronic tolls on the state’s highways and finding ways to fund needed transportation improvements.

Bill Cummings | Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Conn.)
July 18, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

California Business Leaders Fight to Save New Fuel Tax

It’s not often the California Chamber of Commerce endorses a tax increase. You are more likely to see such legislative proposals — on high-income earners, on services, on corporations — make the “job killers” list that the state’s largest business advocacy organization puts out each year to beat back bills it doesn’t like.

July 16, 2018
Government, Technology, TCA

Online System to Improve Michigan County’s Trucking Permit Process

The permitting process will get faster and more convenient next month for Michigan’s Lenawee County Road Commission staff and trucking firms.

Dmitriy Shapiro | The Daily Telegram (Adrian, Mich.)
July 16, 2018
Business, TCA

Pensacola State College to Open Commercial Trucking School

Florida’s Pensacola State College is starting a commercial truck driver training program for the fall and Santa Rosa County is going to help.

Kevin Boyer | Crestview (Fla.) News Bulletin
July 16, 2018
Business, TCA

Trucking Company Owner Sentenced in Bribery Case

Trucking company owner Orlinte Cruz was sentenced for bribing a state trooper for inspection decals. The judge sentenced him to a year in custody, with six months to be served in home confinement because she felt he could share "life lessons" with his community.

Kevin Krause | The Dallas Morning News
July 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Competition Heats Up for Lidar Sensors in Autonomous Sector

As the race to create robot cars intensifies, a secondary race is underway: a high-stakes competition to develop the sensors that serve as the cars’ “eyes.” Lidar, a light-sensing form of radar, provides vision for the vast majority of autonomous vehicles being developed, but now there are dozens of companies with different twists on it.

Carolyn Said | San Francisco Chronicle
July 13, 2018
Government, Business, TCA

Driver Arrested After Stolen Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire on I-10 in Florida

A tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 10 in Florida led to the arrest of a Georgia man who had allegedly stolen the trailer.

July 12, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA

Huge Warehouse Projects Kick Off at AllianceTexas

Dallas-Fort Worth, one of the country’s top industrial building markets with 22 million square feet under construction, is adding more warehouse space.

Steve Brown | The Dallas Morning News
July 12, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Uber Lays Off Self-Driving Car Safety Drivers in Pittsburgh

Uber laid off its team of self-driving car safety drivers in Pittsburgh on July 11, the company confirmed.

Aaron Aupperlee | The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 12, 2018