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News · Jun 30, 2019

Texas school receives $1.1 million in state funding for its truck driving academy

"The Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) recently received $1.1 million in state funding for its professional Truck Driving Academy, aiming to fill a need for qualified truck drivers in southeast Texas." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Noi Mahoney “Due to the high demand and high pay for truck drivers, Lamar Institute of Technology’s Truck Driving Academy currently has a waiting list for those seeking this training,” said Miranda Phillips, dean of strategic and work

News · Jun 30, 2019

Trucking rates have fallen back to 2017 levels, but costs have not

FreightWaves’ SONAR chart of the week (June 30, 2019 – July 6, 2019) Chart of the Week: Average hourly wages – Transportation and Warehousing, Maintenance cost per mile, DAT Van Freight Rate Index – National (SONAR: EARN.TPWH, MAINT.VCF, DATVF.VNU ) "The longest freight market bull-run in over a decade is over as spot rates have fallen back to where they were two years ago. The problem presented to many carriers is that many of their costs have not. In this week’s chart, comparing wage and maint

News · Jun 30, 2019

FMCSA head spurns national truck hiring standard

"The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), throwing cold water on any agency support to legislate a national hiring standard for motor carriers, said it is FMCSA’s goal to improve its safety scorecard known as “CSA” and let shippers, brokers and third-party logistics providers (3PL) make their own decisions on which truckers they use." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Mark Solomon "Raymond P. Martinez said that FMCSA, a Department of Transp

News · Jun 28, 2019

Hundreds of truckers descend on Oregon Capitol to protest cap-and-trade emissions bill

"The truckers were protesting a cap-and-trade bill, House Bill 2020, that would place a cap on greenhouse gas emissions, and businesses that produce more pollution would be required to purchase tradable “credits” or “allowances” for every ton of greenhouse gas they emit." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole "The Oregon Trucking Associations says the bill would increase business costs for trucking companies, as well as increase fuel prices in the state." - C

News · Jun 28, 2019

FMCSA now projecting Hours of Service proposal will be published in late July

"In its latest rulemakings update, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration lists July 31 as its projected publication date for its proposal to reform federal hours of service regulations. The date is not binding and could change. The dates listed in FMCSA’s monthly reports are simply projected publication dates." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author James Jaillet Read the full story HERE Source and credits: overdriveonline.com / James Jaillet

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News · Jun 28, 2019

Robots are set to replace people in transport and manufacturing jobs in vast numbers

"The numbers of robots in use around the world has tripled to 2.25 million over the last 20 years and is forecast to reach 20 million by 2030, according to consultants Oxford Economics. In its report “How robots change the world – what automation really means for jobs and productivity,” the consultancy is also forecasting millions of job losses. Trucking, shipping, and ports will be affected – in fact, they already are."- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Jim WilsonThe

News · Jun 27, 2019

A FedEx truck hit by a train (with video)

"There is gonna be a slight delay in your FedEx Delivery " https://twitter.com/TomHall/status/1144289103560626176 Video credits:@HarryBreadknapp / @TomHall

News · Jun 27, 2019

FMCSA to propose CDL skills testing by third-party instructors

"Federal regulators are considering giving states more flexibility to conduct commercial driver’s license (CDL) skills tests to reduce testing delays, cut costs for third-party testers and applicants, and speed driver hiring." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher "The proposal, announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on June 27, would lift federal rules barring third-party CDL skills instructors to perform both the instruction

News · Jun 27, 2019

Infrastructure left out of the conversation in Democratic debate

"June 26th marked the first of two Democratic debates with 10 challengers for the Democratic nomination for president on the stage in Florida. While there was plenty of talk about taxes, the economy, and immigration, left out of the conversation was infrastructure." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Brian Straight "In May, President Trump canceled a meeting with Democrats on a potential $2 trillion infrastructure package and said he would only sign a bill if Democrats

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News · Jun 27, 2019

Truckers raise $600,000 as part of annual Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Convoy

"Truck drivers raised a record $600,542 for the Make-A-Wish of Philadelphia, Delaware and Susquehanna Valley as part of the 30th annual Mother’s Day Convoy last month." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author David Hollis "Drivers of 545 trucks raised the record amount, which was $100,000 more than the total brought in by last year’s event, according to a Make-A-Wish spokesperson." - Hollis also wrote in his article. Read the full story HERE Source and credits: overdrive

News · Jun 26, 2019

Autonomous trucking will be an evolution not a revolution

"Will substantial amounts of driverless trucks be cruising down U.S. highways anytime soon? The short answer is “no.” - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Seth Holm "The staff of the FreightWaves Freight Intel Group believes that a fully autonomous (no human operation; Level 4 or 5) future for trucking is more than a decade away and more likely 20 to 30 years away. Viewed in that light, the frequent media refrain that forecasts the imminent displacement of millions of tr

News · Jun 26, 2019

Starsky Robotics tests first unmanned autonomous truck on a public highway (with video)

"Starsky Robotics tested its fully unmanned autonomous truck on a 9.4-mile stretch of public highway on the Florida Turnpike on June 16. The company had previously been testing its self-driving technology on private roads." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Clarissa Hawes "A remote operator sitting in an office in Jacksonville, Florida, about 200 miles away, handled the first and last mile operations of the truck, which was approximately 0.2 miles of the 9.4-mile trip