WSDOT creates tool to help truckers avoid low bridges
Hoping to avoid a repeat of the 2013 Skagit River Bridge collapse, state transportation officials have created a new online tool to help truckers plan their routes and avoid collisions. A section of that bridge on Interstate 5 fell into the Skagit Rive…
Trucker, helper burnt in Ctg petrol bomb attack
Truck driver Azizur Rahman is undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital in a critical state after he was burnt in a petrol bomb attack on Dhaka-Chittagong highway. Photo: STAR A trucker and his helper suffered burn injuries as mis…
Intermodal Rail Shipments Help Norfolk Southern See Record Yearly Profit
Intermodal rail movements help propel the railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. toward achieving record net income for 2014, according to figures it released on Monday. Net income increased 5% from 2013 to $1.9 billion on total revenue of $11.6 billion, a 3%…
Self-Driving “Fully Automated” Vehicles on German Autobahn; Supply Chain Math; Uber and Kahn Academy
A section of the A9 Autobahn in Bavaria will be converted into a test route for self-driving cars, Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Monday. “We will set up a test stretch on the A9 Autobahn” Dobrindt told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung…
An economic overview that involves a heart attack, stroke, blood clot…and divorce
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – At the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue (HDAD) held in Las Vegas this week, predictions from 2014 were addressed and a new forecast was outlined. Leading the session titled, The Fundamental Drivers of the Industry, was Dr.…
Looking back (and ahead) at the aftermarket
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A lot has changed in the aftermarket industry, which inspired the tagline at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue this week: It’s not your father’s aftermarket. In a session to outline the industry’s perspective and outlook, Stu…
New Enrollment Requirements for TWIC Applicants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration has announced some changes to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential card program, used by truckers and other transportation workers to access the nati…
Postcard from Norway
David Henry offers insights into trucking in Norway
Exhaust from newer diesel engines not cancer-causing: Study
BOSTON, Mass. — A new study has concluded there’s no evidence that exposure to new-technology diesel engine exhaust is linked to lung cancer. It’s the first study to evaluate lifetime exposure to new technology diesel exhaust. The study also found…
Economic Watch: New Construction Drops in December, Up for 2014
New construction starts in December retreated 16% from the month before totaling $568.2 billion, according to construction industry data provider Dodge Data and Analytics, but posted another annual gain. The decline follows the 13% increase reported fo…