The U.S. Highway Trust Fund will expire on the last day of this month, and elected officials on Capitol Hill haven’t passed a long-term transportation funding measure in years. U.S.Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is fed up with Congress’ inaction. In a July 9 blog post, Foxx yet again called out congress for their…
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A bunch of ex-Googlers are building self-driving trucks
Right this very second, at least one Otto truck is barreling down the highway with a driver sitting behind its wheel but touching absolutely nothing. The truck is driving itself. “We try to have our four trucks out 24/7,” said Lior Ron, Otto’s cofounder, with a grin. “We’re moving as fast as we can.” In…
Electric truck is in the Tesla's future
JB Straubel, Tesla’s chief technology officer, broached the topic of what Tesla could potentially do in the truck industry at the International Transport Forum in Germany this week. Straubel was careful to note he couldn’t say anything specifically about Tesla’s future product plans, but noted it would be easy for Tesla to make its own…
Daimler Trucks to cut 1,250 jobs in North America
Daimler Trucks said on Tuesday it would cut 1,250 jobs in North America in response to sliding demand. At the Daimler plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, 550 positions will be cut, a spokeswoman for Daimler said. A further 700 jobs in Mount Holly, North Carolina, will also be eliminated, Daimler said. All together, 65% of…
Truck Driving Jobs Booming: New Hires on the Rise
Trucking employment reached a record high at the end of 2015; with 5,300 truck driving jobs added in December, the for-hire trucking workforce surpassed over 1.46 million drivers according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.* Our Transportation company was among those increasing employee headcounts last year, and the Wisconsin-based trucking company is currently hiring…
6 Tips To Keep Down the Cost of an Idling Truck
Idling trucks is the cause of premature engine wear and causes problems within the aftertreatment systems of the truck. Truck engines manufactured today are designed to operate at higher temperatures to burn the impurities out of the combustion chambers of the engines. While you read this, there is a transportation proposal called GROW AMERICA sitting…