Truckers are promising to bring freight deliveries to a screeching halt in any city that cuts or disbands its police department, a new poll shows.
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Three autonomous bus prototypes are to be evaluated in real-life conditions on the roads of five European cities.
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission voted Tuesday to lay off 500 fare collectors and other toll workers and make the entire interstate network a cashless system.
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Estes has temporarily suspended freight transportation service in many metropolitan areas due to current unsafe travel conditions.
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A plan to hike tolls on the Garden State Parkway by 27% and New Jersey Turnpike by 36% was adopted by the Turnpike Authority on Wednesday; the tolls hikes were rammed through without the public being able to participate in person due to the ongoing statewide ‘stay at home’ order.
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Trucking companies ordered the lowest number of truck trailers on record in April, according to freight forecasting firm FTR.
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Uber is laying off 3,000 employees in the latest round of COVID-19-inspired cost-cutting, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to staff… The ride-hailing company has seen an 80 percent drop in its ride-hailing business as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Department of Transportation on Thursday issued new guidance for truck drivers, who have been a critical force keeping the U.S. economy moving throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
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A driver will recover after a semi-truck carrying a load of cattle flipped over, spilling some of the cows. The violent crash, which happened late Thursday night, was caught on video. We must warn you that some viewers might find this video disturbing.
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Tesla confirmed that the production of the Tesla Semi, its electric semi truck, has been delayed until 2021 — now making the vehicle program two years behind schedule. At the unveiling of the Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker said that the electric truck would be coming in 2019, but the vehicle has since been pushed to “low-volume production in late 2020.”
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The transportation of goods and services is crucial to the success of any economy, but one of the most important aspects of the industry is quickly declining. The number of truck drivers, especially over the road truck drivers, is in decline nationwide and its effects are being felt locally.
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