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Kentucky, FHWA Officials Reach Agreement on I-165 Designation

State and federal transportation officials amended on Sept. 4 the William H. Natcher Parkway-I-165 conversion agreement to designate the highway stretching from Bowling Green to Owensboro an interstate before several interchange projects along it are completed.

September 6, 2018

Fiat Chrysler Spends $30 Million on Self-Driving Test Site Near Detroit

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is adding more muscle to its self-driving vehicle testing efforts. The company will spend more than $30 million at a new testing and development facility at its Chelsea Proving Grounds west of Detroit.

September 5, 2018

Syfan Partners With Georgia College to Train Future Logistics Pros

Students learning about supply chain management and logistics at the University of North Georgia-Dahlonega campus are getting some insider training thanks to a new partnership with Syfan Logistics of Gainesville.

September 4, 2018

Truck Driver Shortage Constrains Booming Texas Oil Fields

In the busy oil fields south of San Antonio, some big rig trucks sit empty.

August 31, 2018

Pioneering Tanker Driver's Passing Mourned by Alaska Trucking Community

Joy Wiebe, a Dalton Highway veteran said to be the only woman driving fuel tankers to Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay oil fields, died in a rollover crash early on Aug. 24.

August 29, 2018

Driver Shortage in Japan Speeds Up Commercial Use of Self-Driving Tech

In Tokyo, self-driving taxis that transport passengers for a fee are being trialed. A serious shortage of taxi drivers lies behind the move, but the development of laws and regulations to deal with accidents and other issues still is lacking.

August 28, 2018

New Mexico Committed to Reversing Trend of Workplace Fatalities

In 2016, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available nationally, 41 individuals were killed in work-related incidents in New Mexico.

August 27, 2018

Bridge Strikes Vex New England Cities

Some New England cities have a problem that they want truck drivers passing through to know about — bridges may be too low for their rigs.

August 27, 2018

Mexican Market No Longer a Sure Thing for US Gas Producers

For years, U.S. producers have counted on Mexico to buy enormous quantities of natural gas from the prolific shale fields in West Texas and elsewhere. The fracking boom has given rise to massive pipeline projects to carry that gas across the border, where energy production has plummeted.

August 24, 2018