The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed to an eight-month low in February on a surge in civilian aircraft exports, which may come under pressure after the grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max planes.
April 17, 2019Government
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March 12, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Strawberries are loaded onto a truck in Florida. (Mark Elias/Bloomberg News)
FMCSA Grants Ag Haulers a Five-Year Exemption Permitting New Cargo Securement Techniques
Strawberries are loaded onto a truck in Florida. (Mark Elias/Bloomberg News)
Federal regulators have granted a five-year exemption to the Agricultural & Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations, clearing a variety of alternative methods to secure agricultural commodities grouped into large singular units.
April 17, 2019
Government, Business
President Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi in March. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Infrastructure Policy On Tap When Trump, Pelosi Meet Again
President Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi in March. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Amid growing pressure from the transportation community, President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi intend to meet again soon to discuss infrastructure policy.
April 17, 2019
Government, Business
A containership waits to be unloaded at the Port of Oakland. (Ben Margot/Associated Press)
As Trade Grows, Port of Oakland Gets Shipping Line to Vietnam
A containership waits to be unloaded at the Port of Oakland. (Ben Margot/Associated Press)
Boosted by extraordinary trade growth with Vietnam, the Port of Oakland will offer a direct line to the Southeast Asian nation. Pacific International Lines will operate the service using vessels that can carry up to 11,900 20-foot equivalent units.
April 17, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
Traffic on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County, Va. (Virginia Department of Transportation/Flickr)
Virginia Lawmakers Approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s Funding Plan for I-81
Traffic on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County, Va. (Virginia Department of Transportation/Flickr)
Virginia’s General Assembly has approved Gov. Ralph Northam’s fundraising suggestions for Interstate 81 improvements.
April 17, 2019
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety via YouTube
FMCSA, NHTSA Should Study Side Underride Guards, GAO Says
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety via YouTube
A federal government watchdog study has recommended that federal regulators take steps to collect better data on underride guard crashes and share information with police departments in identifying underride crashes.
April 17, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety
Street view by Mapillary
Mapillary Assists Transportation Agencies With Safety
Street view by Mapillary
Mapillary, a street-level imagery platform, has announced that photologs with 40 million images of about 270,000 miles of road data have been uploaded to its system to improve safety in the commercial and commuter transportation sectors.
April 17, 2019
Government, Business, Safety
A bridge crosses the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pa. (Paul Taggart/Bloomberg News)
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Touts $4.5 Billion Infrastructure Plan
A bridge crosses the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pa. (Paul Taggart/Bloomberg News)
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently addressed thousands of township officials in an attempt to rally local support for his $4.5 billion infrastructure plan.
April 16, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
A previous application of SmartDrive camera technology. (SmartDrive System Inc.)
FMCSA Grants SmartDrive Five-Year Exemption Regarding ADAS Camera Placement
A previous application of SmartDrive camera technology. (SmartDrive System Inc.)
Federal trucking regulators on April 15 granted SmartDrive System Inc. a five-year exemption to allow an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) camera to be mounted lower on truck windshields than currently is permitted.
April 16, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
Port of New York and New Jersey (Getty Images)
New York Looking to Extend Port Authority to Buffalo
Port of New York and New Jersey (Getty Images)
Instead of unloading the containers at the New York port and putting them on trucks there, the idea is to unload the containers onto a train that would take them to Buffalo.
April 16, 2019Pages
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