“If confirmed, we will craft clear regulations that balance safety, innovation and cutting-edge technology,” the nominee told senators Jan. 15.
Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead USDOT, promised to not interfere with ongoing NHTSA investigations into Tesla if confirmed as secretary.
FTR expects contract truckload rates to increase 2.2% on a full-year basis in 2025, adding that by the end of 2025, contract rates will be rising 5% year on year.
Battery prices are set to fall for a third straight year — though not nearly as much as in the past, due to rising trade tensions and metals prices, according to analysts at BloombergNEF.
U.S. electric vehicles got a record 766 new high-speed charging stations to plug into in the fourth quarter, with the uptick being driven by retailers.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s efforts to limit pollution from diesel-powered trains and trucks were stalled in anticipation of pushback from the incoming Trump administration.
McKinsey Looks Toward Tech-Driven Future for Trucking
LAS VEGAS — McKinsey & Co. shared its expectations of a more technological, integrated and cleaner truck market during CES 2025.
California Bans Fuel Price Gouging in Wake of Wildfires
Charging excessive prices for motor fuel, transportation, freight and other necessities is now illegal in two counties under the state of emergency due to ongoing wildfires.
NHTSA Closes Safety Investigation of Cruise Robotaxis
NHTSA ended a federal investigation into Cruise robotaxis without taking action, weeks after General Motors Co. decided to shutter the struggling business.
Receptiveness to safety technologies depends on the specific technology and the understanding of it. Drivers tend to favor road-facing cameras but dislike cameras aimed at them.
A slump in international trade, geopolitical conflicts and economic uncertainty created a difficult business environment for the largest transportation and logistics providers in 2023.
Key data on revenue and freight assets for the 50 largest global freight companies.
Retail giant Walmart ascends to No. 1 on this updated list of the largest private carriers in North America, ranked by number of tractors in operation.
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Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s choice for Energy secretary, said the U.S. must remove bureaucratic barriers and “unleash” production of nuclear power as well as liquefied natural gas.
WASHINGTON — The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act will “sharply increase production’’ of semiconductors in the United States. But it will do so at a high cost, concludes a report.
WASHINGTON — Nuria Fernandez, former chief at the Federal Transit Administration, was among the officials honored at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting.
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