With an eye on reducing parking lot and other low-speed backing collisions, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has created a new rear crash prevention ratings program meant to single ou...
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Piedmont Natural Gas opened its 11th compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Tuesday in response to growing demand for natural gas to fuel cars and trucks. ...
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The Mercedes me app has added private car sharing, allowing friends, family members and colleagues to use a vehicle for a fixed period of time. A ride-share vehicle will have the Mercedes me commun...
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Last year, an estimated 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), marking the second consecutive year w...
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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released a report providing recommendations for freight-planning best practices on a state level. The ATRI compiled the best practices...
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The International Road Federation (IRF) recently held the inaugural training session for its public-private partnerships proficiency credentials program, which introduces road and development professi...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced the creation of the Compliance Assistance Program, which will assist regulated commercial entities in the motor vehicle an...
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Automakers will have access to end-to-end cybersecurity coverage of vehicles, connected services and the cloud under a new partnership between Argus Cyber Security and Ericsson announced on Friday. ...
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AT&T and CarForce are taking artificial intelligence (AI) to a global scale, working together to create an AI focused on managing car maintenance and predicting car problems for dealerships, fleet man...
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Amid reports that the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles may have used software to sidestep emissions tests and carbon pollution standards for cars, U.S. Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blu...
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Since 2016, The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has been working on Project Neon--a 4 mile long widening of Interstate 15--but as of this week, they have unveiled the project’s final phas...
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A sample of cross-border teamwork is underway in the south, with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) joining officials of the Mexican Sonora state to make highways safer. Their focus is...
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At its second electric vehicle technical conference, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) laid out plans to formulate regulatory policy and develop future rat structures. Much of this will...
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While many manufacturers want to develop the capability for the autonomous transport of goods – such as self-driving trucks -- most are willing to wait and see until costs come down and the technolo...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently launched a service called Fleet CyWatch designed to give motor carriers and council members a means to report cybercrimes affecting fleet operations. ...
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Commercial truck drivers will have the option of using technology to bypass weigh stations, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said. The technology, PrePass, is a weigh stati...
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As the Trump Administration considers import restrictions after launching an investigation into steel and aluminum markets last year, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) called on T...
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Efforts to modernize laws governing self-driving vehicles and the impact of the opioid epidemic on highway safety were the highlights of a U.S. House of Representatives oversight hearing on the Nation...
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The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) recently applied for exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. NECA ...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to amend federal hours-of-service regulations. Current regula...
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