Category: Transit News

Breakthrough’s Research Reveals Extreme Weather Is the Top Challenge for Transportation Professionals in 2024

Breakthrough’s Research Reveals Extreme Weather Is the Top Challenge for Transportation Professionals in 2024

| April 3, 2024

Shippers and carriers are prioritizing climate change, sustainability and new partnerships while capacity is favorable, Breakthrough’s 2024 State of Transportation report finds Volatile weather is impacting transportation, according to the second annual State of Transportation report released by Breakthrough, a leading provider of sustainable fuel and freight solutions for shippers. The study unpacks how transportation leaders, […]

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BrightDrive and SiMa.ai Announce Collaboration to Revolutionize Autonomous Driving Technology

BrightDrive and SiMa.ai Announce Collaboration to Revolutionize Autonomous Driving Technology

| April 2, 2024

Together, BrightDrive and SiMa.ai are poised to redefine the future of autonomous driving technology BrightDrive, a leader in autonomous driving technology, announced a strategic partnership with SiMa.ai, the software centric, embedded edge machine learning system-on-chip company, aimed at accelerating innovation in autonomous driving. This collaboration combines SiMa.ai’s cutting-edge MLSoC™ with BrightDrive’s advanced hardware platform to […]

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FTR Shippers Conditions Index Declines but Still Positive in January

FTR Shippers Conditions Index Declines but Still Positive in January

| April 1, 2024

The most significant changes from December conditions were less favorable freight rates and a slowdown in fuel cost decreases FTR’s January Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) fell 3 points in January to a reading of 3.4. While still positive, the SCI was the weakest it had been since September. The most significant changes from December conditions […]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $60 Million for Emergency Work in Wake of the Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $60 Million for Emergency Work in Wake of the Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

| April 1, 2024

$60 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief funds are a down payment on Maryland’s initial costs for emergency repairs, design, and reconstruction of the bridge Within hours of receiving the request, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $60 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds […]

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Greenlane Announces 280-mile Corridor of Commercial EV Charging Stations from Los Angeles to Las Vegas

Greenlane Announces 280-mile Corridor of Commercial EV Charging Stations from Los Angeles to Las Vegas

| March 31, 2024

Colton flagship site will include 60 charging stations for heavy-, medium- and light-duty zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) As the demand for efficient, reliable electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure grows along the nation’s freight corridors, Greenlane today announced its first commercial EV charging corridor with more than 100 chargers, modern amenities designed to increase the comfort of […]

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Trucking Industry Reacts to New EPA Emission Standard for Heavy-Duty Trucks

Trucking Industry Reacts to New EPA Emission Standard for Heavy-Duty Trucks

| March 31, 2024

“ATA opposes this rule in its current form because the post-2030 targets remain entirely unachievable given the current state of zero-emission technology…” The trucking industry says new emission standards for heavy-duty trucks announced by the Biden Administration have unachievable targets and will carry real consequences for the U.S. supply chain and movement of freight throughout the […]

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