Industry News
- Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project UpdateMassDOT has announced that the lane closures and roadway configuration on Route 1 northbound in Chelsea will shift on Monday, August 19 so that the ... Read more
- First New MBTA Orange Line Cars Enter Passenger ServiceGovernor Charlie Baker, MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak today introduced the first new Orange Line train comprised of ... Read more
- MBTA Announces Accelerated Schedule for System Upgrades, Cuts Project TimelinesThe MBTA today announced several planned system upgrade construction projects will be accelerated, shortening some timelines by as much as eleven months for certain projects. ... Read more
- MassDOT Releases Study Detailing Congestion Impacts and Trends, Recommends Series of Next StepsA data-driven report on congestion was released today by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) with recommendations for state and municipal government, the private sector ... Read more
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Publishes Hours of Service Proposal to Improve Safety and Increase Flexibility for Commercial DriversWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on changes to hours ... Read more
- Department of Transportation Revises Bus Lease and Interchange Regulations and Reduces Regulatory Costs by Over $8 Million AnnuallyWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a final rule that revises the agency’s regulations governing the ... Read more
- FMCSA Declares Missouri Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public SafetyWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Missouri-licensed truck driver Bruce Andrew Pollard to be an imminent ... Read more
- U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Permanent Crash Preventability Determination ProgramWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today proposed a permanent crash preventability determination program to gain additional data ... Read more
- Mailbag: Worm turns a bit on regs favor with hours proposal, readers sound offIn this week's Overdrive Radio, readers weigh in largely favorably on FMCSA's this-week-proposed hours of service changes -- a big departure from reader reactions to ... Read more
- Australian trucking troubadour Jayne Denham in U.S. stride with ‘Black Coffee and White Lines’ singleWith trucking-inflected singer-songwriter Jayne Denham's GATS appearances upcoming, we took some time with the artist this week to get a more perspective on what she's ... Read more
- Trucker awarded for helping after witnessing car accidentJustin Rockcastle, of Wittmann, Arizona, was driving in rain and hail along I-70 near Thompson Springs, Utah, when he saw an SUV in his mirror ... Read more
- UPS puts money, testing efforts behind autonomous upstart TuSimpleThroughout the ongoing tests, UPS has provided truckloads of goods for TuSimple to carry on a route between Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. TuSimple and UPS ... Read more
- Nebraska’s Benjamin Schropfer Earns NAIC CrownPITTSBURGH — Benjamin Schropfer, 37, of the Nebraska State Patrol has been crowned Grand Champion of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s North American Inspectors Championship ... Read more
- FedEx Freight's Scott Woodrome Repeats as NTDC Grand ChampionPITTSBURGH — Scott Woodrome of FedEx Freight has been crowned Bendix Grand Champion at the National Truck Driving Championships for the second year in a ... Read more
- Expansion Needed to Keep up With Growth at Port ManateePORT MANATEE, Fla. — It may cost as much as $127 million over the next five years, and $500 million over the next 20 years, ... Read more
- Deere Cuts Outlook for the Year Due to Flooding, Trade WarDeere & Co. cut its profit expectations for the year as beleaguered farmers and an escalating trade war with China cut into sales. ... Read more
- Mailbag: Worm turns a bit on regs favor with hours proposal, readers sound offIn this week's Overdrive Radio, readers weigh in largely favorably on FMCSA's this-week-proposed hours of service changes -- a big departure from reader reactions to ... Read more
- Australian trucking troubadour Jayne Denham in U.S. stride with ‘Black Coffee and White Lines’ singleWith trucking-inflected singer-songwriter Jayne Denham's GATS appearances upcoming, we took some time with the artist this week to get a more perspective on what she's ... Read more
- Trucker awarded for helping after witnessing car accidentJustin Rockcastle, of Wittmann, Arizona, was driving in rain and hail along I-70 near Thompson Springs, Utah, when he saw an SUV in his mirror ... Read more
- UPS puts money, testing efforts behind autonomous upstart TuSimpleThroughout the ongoing tests, UPS has provided truckloads of goods for TuSimple to carry on a route between Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. TuSimple and UPS ... Read more