Aurora Innovation will start testing autonomous Class 8 trucks from Peterbilt Motors and Chrysler Pacifica minivans in Texas in the next few weeks.
Texas testing will focus on commercial routes used by major freight haulers, the self-driving startup said Monday.
More than 10% of long-haul truck drivers in America drive in Texas. And freight moved there could nearly...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aurora-adds-class-8-autonomous-testing-in-texas-with-video
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, autonomous trucking startup Plus.ai seeks new funding, Daimler suggests a surprise in second-quarter earnings is coming, robots are taking over and trucking still rules the freight world.
That’s a lot of cashAutonomous trucking startup Plus.ai is looking to raise more cash. According to reports, the company is seeking $60 million and a valuation in the range of $600 million to $1 billion. Other...
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The trucking industry generated almost $792 billion in revenue in 2019, moving 11.84 billion tons of freight, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said.
The two figures are among the highlights of the annual data n the American Trucking Trends 2020 report.
The industry employed 7.95 million people in trucking-related positions, up 140,000 from 2018. Professional drivers account for 3.6 million jobs. Women make up 6.7% and minorities account for 41.5% of drivers.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ata-trucking-still-rules-freight-movement
The Georgia Motor Trucking Association (GMTA) did something last month that few organizations have attempted since March: It met in person.
Gathering at the Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida, about 300 people came for the group’s annual meeting. That’s down from a usual number that might hit 600 but it’s a lot more than zero, which has been the norm across all sectors since the pandemic first took hold in March.
And according to Ed Crowell, the president and CEO of the GMTA,...
What if you threw an electric truck party and nobody came?
That is potentially the situation facing commercial truck makers bound by a...
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Federal regulators are considering whether to begin a formal rulemaking process to enforce the immediate shutdown of truck brokers that fail to pay motor carrier claims.
The comment period for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), known as “Broker Trust Funds and Surety Bonds,” ended in November 2018 and generated 70 comments. The proposal — as with a petition recently filed by owner-operators on broker transparency — is meant to provide regulatory oversight that carriers contend is...
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While the battle over truck broker transparency and alleged misconduct has cooled somewhat in recent weeks, the fight continues in offices and backrooms in Washington.
Broker-carrier relationships have often been contentious, but tanking spot rates during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic brought with it new allegations of unethical behavior on the part of brokers by small business truckers.
What was initially anticipated as a weekend “May Day” rally in Washington by independent...
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A national group representing drayage trucking companies says it has started talks with the Ocean Carrier Equipment Association (OCEMA) to resolve a festering dispute involving rate disparities in chassis leases.
“OCEMA notified us they received our cease-and-desist letter and we have begun a dialogue with them about the issues raised by our members,” Tyler Rushforth, executive director of the American Trucking Association’s Intermodal Motor Carrier Conference (IMCC), told American Shipper on...
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U.S. lawmakers have joined with federal watchdogs in pressuring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to address driver detention times.
The INVEST in America Act, a $494 billion, five-year reauthorization of surface transportation programs introduced on Wednesday by Democrats on the U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, requires that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), through FMCSA, begin collecting data from drivers and carriers on delays during...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/lawmakers-prod-fmcsa-to-move-on-driver-detention
Most ocean container carriers have divested their ownership of wheeled chassis to third-party service providers, but American shippers and their draymen say they continue to wield considerable commercial influence over the cost to use this equipment.
“The chassis situation is one of the most complex and contentious components in our international supply chain, which is why we assembled all the players, making this a spirited topic at our virtual 32nd Annual Meeting,” Peter Friedmann, executive...
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