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April 19, 2019Search
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USDOT Provides $9 Million for Emergency Repairs in Iowa
Iowa’s transportation agency will receive federal assistance to repair flood-damaged roads.
April 18, 2019Editorial: Earth Day Salute to Cleaner Trucks
The launch of the Nikola Two tractor just days ahead of Earth Day — April 22 — was a fitting and, perhaps, deliberate gesture by the company to spotlight the trucking industry’s progress in improving its level of environmental responsibility.
April 17, 2019Army Corps of Engineers Takes Heat in Wake of Missouri River Flooding
The federal agency that manages dams along the Missouri River received stern criticism from several U.S. senators earlier this month during a hearing held to examine the massive flooding that caused more than $3 billion in damage in the Midwest.
April 17, 2019FMCSA Grants Ag Haulers a Five-Year Exemption Permitting New Cargo Securement Techniques
Federal regulators have granted a five-year exemption to the Agricultural & Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations, clearing a variety of alternative methods to secure agricultural commodities grouped into large singular units.
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, 2019Mapillary Assists Transportation Agencies With Safety
Mapillary, a street-level imagery platform, has announced that photologs with 40 million images of about 270,000 miles of road data have been uploaded to its system to improve safety in the commercial and commuter transportation sectors.
April 17, 2019Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Touts $4.5 Billion Infrastructure Plan
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently addressed thousands of township officials in an attempt to rally local support for his $4.5 billion infrastructure plan.
April 16, 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, 2019Trucking Executives, Transportation Experts Discuss Distracted Driving
Transportation companies — including trucking groups — can improve safety by promoting accountability at the individual, executive and peer levels, according to industry representatives.
April 12, 2019