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FMCSA priorities outlined in Biden’s 2022 budget
Regulations and standards related to automated driving and electric trucks are among the top priorities at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) based on details outlined within President Joe Biden’s $6 trillion budget unveiled on Friday.
The approximately $88 billion requested for the Department of Transportation in 2022 is essentially unchanged from the 2021 enacted funding level. Within that amount, $748 million was set aside for FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Operations and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-priorities-outlined-in-bidens-2022-budget
Embark Trucks hauling HP printers as it grows autonomous partner network
HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) will begin shipping computer printers from Los Angeles to Phoenix on supervised autonomous semis from Embark Trucks. HP is the newest addition to a network of Embark is growing to better understand shipper needs.
In the beginning, HP will move just one truck a week, “with additional opportunities to expand as additional lanes and opportunities are identified,” Jessica Kipp, HP’s global head of logistics, told FreightWaves. “We look forward to working with our logistics...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/embark-trucks-hauling-hp-printers-as-it-grows-autonomous-partner-network
Used truck prices find footing in 2020 amid pandemic
Used truck prices should continue improving in the first half of the year, building on a strong second half of 2020, according to J.D. Power Valuation Services.
“Confidence in the freight market going forward was the main reason truckers bought new and late-model used equipment beginning midyear,” said Chris Visser, Power’s senior analyst and commercial vehicles product manager. “The freight remained healthy due to the macro shift to work-from-home and all the upheaval that entailed. That’s the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/used-truck-prices-find-footing-in-2020-amid-pandemic