President Trump’s top economic adviser on Dec. 3 said the White House wants to end subsidies for electric vehicle purchases, without saying how it would eliminate the incentives that were created by Congress.
December 3, 2018Technology
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Trump Aide Kudlow Calls for End of Electric Vehicle Subsidies
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Check out the latest podcast episodes of our RoadSigns and LiveOnWeb programs. Episode 1 of our Season Intersession of RoadSigns, "How Does Congress Say Trucking," is now available. Check back here often as new content is always being added!
October 22, 2018
Government, Technology, Logistics, Top 50
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DHL Turns to Robots to Equip US Warehouses for E-Commerce
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Worldwide delivery service DHL is deploying artificial intelligence, self-driving vehicles and product-picking robots at its warehouses in North America to help handle the surge in e-commerce demand.
November 30, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
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Daimler's Mexican Division Braces for Change
Flavio Rivera by Joe Howard/Transport Topics
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — The adoption of tougher emissions standards and the arrival of a new Mexican president are among the key changes Daimler Commercial Vehicles Mexico will face in the year ahead and beyond, company President Flavio Rivera said here.
November 29, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel
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NACFE Plans Regional 'Run on Less' Road Trial
Roeth by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency is in the early planning stages for a second Run on Less road trial, this time focusing on the technologies and vehicle specifications for improving fuel efficiency in regional trucking.
November 29, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
GM's assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, is set to close in 2019. (General Motors)
Trucking Braces for Fallout From GM Plant Closings
GM's assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, is set to close in 2019. (General Motors)
The decision by General Motors to cease production at five of its factories in the United States and Canada will have consequences for trucking companies that serve those plants.
November 29, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
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Have EPA, CARB Reached Détente Over Emission Policy?
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Almost since Donald Trump moved into the White House, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board have been in a political war over the direction of U.S. environmental policy. Can there be a thaw in the works now that EPA has announced plans to begin an “environmental review” to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions for heavy trucks?
November 29, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, Editorial
Editorial: Trouble on the Homefront for GM
The Nov. 26 announcement from General Motors Co. that it plans to shut down five factories and lay off thousands of workers sent shock waves through the government and business communities, and with good reason.
November 29, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
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Volvo Will Monetize Autonomous Vehicles Before Driver Data, CEO Hakan Samuelsson Says
Volvo's Hakan Samuelsson by Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson is betting his company will make more money selling connected, autonomous cars to consumers and robo-taxi fleets, rather than taking a cut of the higher margin business of selling data-driven services inside the vehicle.
November 28, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
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J.B. Hunt, Project44 Collaborate on J.B. Hunt 360
J.B. Hunt 360
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will enter a technology collaboration with project44, a visibility platform for shippers and 3PL firms.
November 28, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, TCA
New York City Mayor Mayor, Bill de Blasio (Jonathan Levinson/Bloomberg News)
New York City to Roll Out ‘High Vision’ Trucks
New York City Mayor Mayor, Bill de Blasio (Jonathan Levinson/Bloomberg News)
New York City’s initiative to reduce traffic deaths may be called Vision Zero, but for municipal truck drivers it will translate into a little more vision — in the form of fewer blind spots.
November 28, 2018Pages
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Crude oil prices dropped near $50 per barrel, affecting diesel and gas prices. https://t.co/R9BNCcXvFy
