The Texas Department of Transportation is moving forward with the formation of a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Task Force, made up of membership from state and local governments, academia, TxDOT staff and the autonomous vehicle industry.
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Robert Brown of Bot Auto breaks down the state of autonomous trucking today, and where it's headed.
Connecticut Makes Push Toward Electrifying Vehicle Fleet
The Connecticut state Department of Motor Vehicles says less than a third of 1% of the state’s 2.9 million registered vehicles are electric, and lawmakers, clean energy advocates and labor and business groups say that ratio must drastically change for the state to hit its aggressive targets for pollution cuts.
January 31, 2019Houston Trucking, Shipping Companies Decry Proposal to Limit Biggest Vessels
Representatives for container shipping companies and trucking companies pushed back against a proposal to restrict the number of 1,100-foot-plus container vessels that call on Houston, saying this would hurt the entire shipping and logistics supply chain.
January 30, 2019Georgia Ports Shrug Off Trade Worries, Post Record Year
Georgia’s seaports shook off fears of global trade tensions and the early days of the partial government shutdown to post another record year of freight traffic in calendar year 2018, a sign the economy remains sound despite recent turmoil.
January 30, 2019Growth of Electric Vehicles Could Jeopardize Iowa’s Road Fund
In about 20 years, the growing use of electric vehicles could take a quarter-billion-dollar-a-year hit on a state fund relied upon to finance better roads, the Iowa Department of Transportation said Jan. 29.
January 30, 2019Forever Stamp Price Increase to 55 Cents Takes Effect
The cost of a Forever stamp jumped 10% this weekend — from 50 cents to 55 cents — as the U.S. Postal Service continues to struggle financially.
January 28, 2019Walmart Says It Needs 900 More Truckers This Year, Hikes Pay
Walmart is raising trucker salaries in its push to hire 900 more drivers this year across the United States, including Texas, where it has a big concentration of large distribution centers where empty trucks get filled.
January 23, 2019XPO Accepts Violation in Fatal Accident Involving Granite Slabs
XPO Logistics has agreed to accept a serious violation and pay a fine of more than $10,000 in connection with a June 25 accident that claimed the lives of two workers.
January 23, 2019Amazon Arrival Helps Chicago Rockford International Airport Break Cargo Record
ROCKFORD, Ill. — More than 2.1 billion pounds of cargo made its way through Chicago Rockford International Airport in 2018 — shattering the previous record, set in 2017, by 55%.
January 22, 2019US Factories Brace for Sting of 2019 Trade War
America’s manufacturers are scrambling to change the way they do business — from finding new suppliers to shifting more finishing work overseas — as the sting of tariffs begins to take a bigger toll on their bottom lines.
January 15, 2019