The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General has complained that a delay by the White House in responding to information requests is undermining an audit of the Trump administrationâs attempt to repeal an Obama-era rule limiting production of heavy-polluting glider trucks.
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Kraft Heinz Site Turns to Electric Yard Tractors
The Kraft Heinz Co. announced the deployment of three T-Series battery-electric terminal trucks from Orange EV at its distribution center in Groveport, Ohio.
May 9, 2019News of GM Plant Sale Leaves Union Unhappy
The president of United Auto Workers Local 1112 in Lordstown â whom Trump attacked on Twitter two months ago â is among a handful of workers whose job is to do maintenance at the inactive compact car factory that made its last Chevrolet Cruze in March. He was left in the dark about GMâs talks to sell the factory.
May 9, 2019ATRI Calls for Operational Cost Data From Fleets
The American Transportation Research Institute is looking for for-hire motor carriers to participate in the annual update to its Operational Costs of Trucking report.
April 24, 2019Editorial: Earth Day Salute to Cleaner Trucks
The launch of the Nikola Two tractor just days ahead of Earth Day â April 22 â was a fitting and, perhaps, deliberate gesture by the company to spotlight the trucking industryâs progress in improving its level of environmental responsibility.
April 17, 2019FMCSA, NHTSA Should Study Side Underride Guards, GAO Says
A federal government watchdog study has recommended that federal regulators take steps to collect better data on underride guard crashes and share information with police departments in identifying underride crashes.
April 17, 2019FMCSA Grants SmartDrive Five-Year Exemption Regarding ADAS Camera Placement
Federal trucking regulators on April 15 granted SmartDrive System Inc. a five-year exemption to allow an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) camera to be mounted lower on truck windshields than currently is permitted.
April 16, 2019Trade Groups Push for No Tariffs on Vehicle Parts
Officials in the transportation industry warned that if President Donald Trump follows through on the threat of tariffs on imported truck and automobile parts, the effects could be devastating for jobs in the United States.
April 16, 2019Trump Visits Truck Dealer in Minnesota to Tout Tax Cuts
While visiting a truck dealership in Burnsville, Minn., President Donald Trump touted tax cuts passed by Republicans in 2017, even as the law has swelled the deficit and failed to gain traction with voters in last yearâs midterm elections.
April 15, 2019Editorial: Keeping Up With the âHandsâ of Time
The notion of being a âhands-onâ worker still carries weight in professional circles. Increasingly, though, some of the things that once were decidedly âhands-onâ are becoming much more âhands-offâ thanks to the march of technological innovation.
April 11, 2019