Transport Topics

Autonomous truck developer Waymo Via announced plans to build a 9-acre facility near Dallas that will serve as a regional hub for advancing operations and service for automated Class 8 trucks. The fac...

19 Aug 20213min

A Department of Commerce advisory group says the nationwide shortage of truck drivers is likely at an all-time high, and is urging federal officials to mount a widespread effort to address the problem...

18 Aug 20213min

Tropical Storm Fred crashed ashore on the Florida panhandle Monday with powerful winds, becoming the fourth system of the 2021 hurricane season to strike the U.S. Fred’s top winds were 65 miles per ho...

17 Aug 20212min

Kansas City Southern Railroad has rejected the latest bid of $31 billion from Canadian Pacific in an attempt to keep its planned merger with Canadian National on track. Kansas City Southern said Aug. ...

16 Aug 20213min

Jennifer Homendy was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the National Transportation Safety Board’s chairwoman. Prior to kicking off their congressional summer recess, senators gave her no...

13 Aug 20213min

U.S. Class 8 retail sales improved 16.3% in July to nearly 17,000, but still landed at the year’s second-lowest level, WardsAuto.com reported. Sales reached 16,824 compared with 14,462 in the 2020 per...

12 Aug 20213min

Legislation aimed at modernizing the country’s mobility networks, freight corridors and transit systems gained approval in the U.S. Senate on Aug. 10. After weeks of bipartisan negotiations, senators ...

11 Aug 20212min

Xos announced an agreement to deliver 120 zero-emission, medium-duty electric trucks to 35 different FedEx Ground operators in five states. Xos builds Classes 5-8 electric commercial vehicles. The Fed...

10 Aug 20212min