LAS VEGAS — More trucking companies will become efficient and profitable if they embrace new technology and big data analysis of industry trends, two technology startup executives told an audience at the Management Conference & Exhibition here on Oct. 4.
October 5, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelAutonomous
Trucking, Oil Industry Groups Lose Challenge to Minnesota Biodiesel Mandate
A U.S. District Court judge in Minnesota has shot down an attempt by trucking, automotive and oil industry groups to abolish the state’s requirement that diesel sold at the pump contain at least 10% biofuel.
October 5, 2016BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
New Pension Proposal Surfaces; Won’t Fix Some Teamsters Funds
Draft legislation that’s intended to preserve retiree pensions has surfaced in the House of Representatives, but the proposal won’t offer any relief for about 400,000 Central States Pension Fund Teamsters who face an uncertain financial future.
October 3, 2016BusinessSafetyAutonomous
ATA’s New Leadership to Share Vision for Federation at Annual Conference
This week’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition, hosted by American Trucking Associations, is expected to draw a record number of attendees, including industry leaders and some of the most influential federal regulators.
October 3, 2016BusinessAutonomous
Two-Truck Platoons Increasingly Realistic, NACFE Says
Commercial truck platooning is increasingly realistic, with key foundational technologies already in the marketplace and testing under way, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency said in a report issued Sept. 28.
September 28, 2016BusinessAutonomous
Uber to Move Freight, Target Trucking for the Long Haul
SAN FRANCISCO — With its recent acquisition of self-driving truck startup Otto, Uber Technologies Inc. is plotting its entry into the longhaul trucking business, aiming to establish itself as a freight hauler and a technology partner for the industry.
September 28, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Responses Mixed to Proposal for Pilot Program Involving Young Drivers
While the idea clearly has strong supporters, not everyone agrees that allowing young drivers behind the wheel of big rigs is either safe or a wise solution to one of trucking’s biggest headaches: the driver shortage.
September 28, 2016BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Otto Co-Founder Anthony Levandowski Joins Autonomous Panel at ATA Conference
Anthony Levandowski, the co-founder of Otto, has been confirmed as a panelist at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition next week in Las Vegas.
September 27, 2016BusinessAutonomous
Former GMTA Executive Guy Young Appointed CEO of Kentucky Trucking Association
Guy Young, an official of the Georgia Motor Trucking Association the past 22 years, has been appointed CEO of the Kentucky Trucking Association.
September 27, 2016PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Opinion: Significant Accomplishments; More to Be Done
A year ago, I stood before you in Philadelphia and accepted the title of chairman of American Trucking Associations. It has been a tremendous honor to be your chairman at such a critical time for our industry.
September 26, 2016