Gov. Bruce Rauner has directed the Illinois Department of Transportation to establish the “Autonomous Illinois” initiative with the goal of providing a venue to research and test emerging safety technologies.
October 29, 2018Government
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Traffic heads into downtown Chicago. (Shutterstock)
Gov. Bruce Rauner Establishes ‘Autonomous Illinois’ Initiative
Traffic heads into downtown Chicago. (Shutterstock)
Government, Business
An Estes Express Truck on the Mississippi River Bridge on I-70 in St. Louis. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Missouri Measure Could Unclog Cargo Routes
An Estes Express Truck on the Mississippi River Bridge on I-70 in St. Louis. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
A trucker who regularly drives throughout Missouri said Proposition D is an important step in easing freight movement on increasingly congested routes.
October 29, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Podcast Debut: ‘RoadSigns’ Tackles Autonomous
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Transport Topics' new podcast: RoadSigns. Our debut episode focuses on how the trucking industry’s steady and ongoing development of autonomous technology may someday affect truck drivers. Click to listen!
June 11, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
Traffic backs up on Interstate 70 near Silvethorne, Colo. (Thomas Peipert/Associated Press)
Proposed Colorado Projects Could Ease Flow of Freight
Traffic backs up on Interstate 70 near Silvethorne, Colo. (Thomas Peipert/Associated Press)
Although the Colorado Motor Carriers Association is publicly neutral on Propositions 109 and 110, Vice President Patti Gillette acknowledges that the projects recommended would ease congestion and improve safety.
October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
Containerships dock at the Port of Los Angeles. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
California Trucking Chief: Freight Projects Could Be Hurt by Fuel Tax Hike Repeal
Containerships dock at the Port of Los Angeles. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
Repealing the fuel tax hike enacted last year as part of the Road Repair and Accountability Act would mean stripping funding for key projects along some of California’s most important freight corridors, according to California Trucking Association CEO Shawn Yadon.
October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
Traffic sits on Interstate 5 in Sacramento, Calif. (Max Whittaker/Bloomberg News)
Transportation Funding Questions to Appear on State Midterm Ballots
Traffic sits on Interstate 5 in Sacramento, Calif. (Max Whittaker/Bloomberg News)
As midterm elections draw near, voters in several states will face ballot questions related to transportation revenue at the polls Nov. 6.
October 29, 2018
Government, Business
Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association and recipient of the TEAC Leadership Award. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
TAEC Leadership Award Goes to Arkansas Trucking Association President Shannon Newton
Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association and recipient of the TEAC Leadership Award. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
AUSTIN, Texas — Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, received American Trucking Associations’ President’s Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award on Oct. 29, during the federation’s Management Conference & Exhibition here.
October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
Crete's Tonn Ostergard (left), ATRI's Rebecca Brewster and ATA's Bob Costello address the crowd during an education session. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Infrastructure Failing as Funding Remains Elusive, Experts Say
Crete's Tonn Ostergard (left), ATRI's Rebecca Brewster and ATA's Bob Costello address the crowd during an education session. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
AUSTIN, Texas — The Highway Trust Fund, struggling to stay relevant amid a shifting transportation environment, can be fixed with more money flowing in from fuel sales, trucking industry experts said as they advocated for repairing and expanding the nation’s infrastructure.
October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
EPA Honors 21 ATA Members With SmartWay Excellence Awards
AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-one American Trucking Associations members received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Excellence Award.
October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment
Joe Howard/Transport Topics
Peterbilt Announces Updates to Paccar Engines
Joe Howard/Transport Topics
AUSTIN, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. announced from the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition here that it will offer two new ratings on the MX-13 engine for the 2019 model year: a 455-horsepower “multitorque” version with variable torque ratings of 1,650 and 1,850 pound-feet, and a 405-horsepower version with 1,650 pound-feet of torque.
October 29, 2018
Government
John Taggart/Bloomberg News
Democrats Look to Push Infrastructure Plan if They Retake House
John Taggart/Bloomberg News
Democrats are planning to pursue a major U.S. transportation and infrastructure measure if they retake control of the U.S. House in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, but the same question that helped stall Donald Trump’s trillion-dollar initiative remains: How would it be funded?
October 29, 2018Pages
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