Austin, Texas, to test connected car technology within city
Posted on Oct 30, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Austin, Texas, to test connected car technology within city
Austin has completed deployment of dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) technology at five city intersections following its entry into the US Department of Transportation’s signal phasing and timing (SPaT) challenge. This technology would allow connected cars to communicate in real-time with a traffic signal controller, increasing pedestrian and vehicle safety as part of the...
Used truck prices up 9% over last year
Posted on Oct 26, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Used truck prices up 9% over last year
Record-setting orders for new Class 8 trucks are apparently not creating any type of used-truck glut, if used-truck prices are any indication. The average price of total used Class 8 trucks in September rose 3% month-over-month and fared even better, up 9% year-to-date, when compared to the first nine months of 2017, according to ACT Research. Read the analysis.
General Motors calls on Trump administration to back nationwide electric vehicle program
Posted on Oct 25, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on General Motors calls on Trump administration to back nationwide electric vehicle program
General Motors said it wants the Trump administration to support a nationwide program to increase the sale of emission-free vehicles like electric cars, even as the government has proposed ending California’s ability to require more clean vehicles. GM says a nationwide program modeled on California’s effort could result in seven million electric vehicles, or EVs, on US roads by 2030....
US/Mexico trade deal might impact trucks
Posted on Oct 16, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on US/Mexico trade deal might impact trucks
Annex language attached to the freshly minted trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) paves the way for the US to limit how far Mexican trucks can transport goods into the US. The annex says the US “reserves the right” to limit “grants of authority for persons of Mexico to provide cross-border long-haul truck services” outside US border commercial zones,...
Lawmakers question the EPA’s pro-glider kit study
Posted on Oct 16, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Lawmakers question the EPA’s pro-glider kit study
Four members of a US House Committee have asked the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General to investigate the agency’s use of a study that claimed glider kit trucks do not produce harmful emissions at levels greater than trucks with new engines. The congressional letter was signed by Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), Don Beyer Jr. (D-Va.), Suzanne...
