Federal, News
Right-to-repair bill adds co-sponsors
A bill in the House of Representatives that aims to provide vehicle owners the right to repair is receiving bipartisan support.
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Podcast: Concerns about autonomous vehicles grow
As fully autonomous trucking becomes a reality in Texas, we take a closer look at where the technology is and what the concerns are.
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Features
Reporter’s notebook: The story behind the story of OOIDA’s beginnings
There’s an old saw in the journalism business that every story you write is really three stories: The story you think you’re going to write, the story you end up writing, and the story that you wish you’d written but couldn’t quite get. It’s that last story we want to share with you.
Analysis
Failing the grade
Railroads put the blame squarely on truckers for crashes involving trucks and trains, but a railroad expert and investigator says truckers have more rights than they are led to believe. They just need to know where to look.
News
Arrow Trucking drivers wake to nightmare before Christmas
Tulsa-based Arrow Trucking abruptly went out of business just days before Christmas, stranding more than 1,400 drivers across the nation.
Analysis, News
DAT SOLUTIONS: Spot rates edge upward to start May
Load posts on DAT MembersEdge were up another 1 percent last week, though there was a much bigger jump in reefer load posts now that we’re in produce season. Truck posts fell 1 percent, which pushed load-to-truck ratios higher for each trailer type. Rates for all three equipment types responded, too, moving higher compared to […]
Elections, News, State
Maine, Florida, Oregon voters decide on tax increases, issuing bonds
Voters in Florida and Oregon decided this week whether to make it more difficult for state legislators to enact tax increases. Elsewhere, Maine voters decided whether to tap bonds for road and bridge work. Maine Question 3 Voters in Maine gave the go-ahead this week once again to tap millions in bonds for transportation uses. […]
