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With the Trump Administration pledging to roll back many federal regulations, America’s trucking industry is optimistic that some laws will either be softened or go away all together. The trucking industry already scored a victory when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. The trucking industry’s…

With its recent acquisition of startup Otto, Uber Freight is getting into the long-haul trucking business. Late last month, the company completed its first commercial delivery, a 120-mile load of beer for Anheuser-Busch from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs on Interstate 25. “We think this technology is inching closer to commercial availability,” said Lior Ron,…

On Oct. 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit said it would not overturn the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate, scheduled to go into effect December 2017. The decision came in response to a challenge to the ELD mandate issued by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). OOIDA…

Chicago-based Fueloyal has developed a “smart fuel cap” designed to prevent thieves from siphoning fuel from the tanks and prevent drivers from stealing it at the pump. Fuel theft in trucking is a $10 billion problem for the trucking industry and the company’s iCap 1000 is designed to protect the valuable fuel in the big…

Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus are defining their wide-ranging strategic alliance. Leaders from the two companies attended the September IAA truck show in Hannover, Germany and addressed the new deal. “Our teams can work on next level technologies,” said Navistar CEO Troy Clarke. “It’s not so much about ‘2020’ but where we will be…

Autonomous trucks, those marvels of technology that can drive our nation’s highways without a driver in control, are rapidly approaching full blown implementation. Daimler Trucks is testing the autonomous truck on Nevada highways and across the sea the trucks and their technology are being tested. Tesla CEO Elon Musk told a conference audience in May…

As the trucking industry hurtles faster toward a day of autonomous trucks guided by satellites and onboard computers, the dangers of cybersecurity breaches loom as real threats. The Travelers Insurance Companies recently released its annual risk survey, in which they asked the business community and consumers what risk issues they were most concerned with. Though…

The Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released new emissions standards for medium and heavy duty vehicles designed to cut carbon pollution and improve fuel efficiency. Officials said the new standards would require up to a 25 percent reduction in carbon emissions for big tractor-trailers over the…

As the political season moved away from the conventions in July to the final dash to November, each party released its official platform, spelling out their foundational positions. Trucking, for all of its lobbying efforts and donations, did not make an appearance in either party’s platforms. Both parties talk about infrastructure investment – which is…

In a move to increase its penetration into trucking and fleet management communications, Verizon Communications recently reported it has a deal to acquire Fleetmatics Group PLC for $2.4 billion. “Fleetmatics is a market leader in North America — and increasingly internationally — and they’ve developed a wide-range of compelling SaaS-based products and solutions for small-…