Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022:
FMCSA, NHTSA looking into autonomous truck crash
An April 6 crash involving a truck being operated by TuSimple’s autonomous technology crashed into a concrete jersey barrier along a crowded stretch…
A fully-loaded semi-truck can legally weigh up to 80,000 pounds.
Such a truck traveling at 55 mph with good brakes on dry pavement can stop in about 6 second and cover about 51 feet.
Now combine those fun facts with the obvious answer to the following …
US government is set to release crash data for autonomous cars with Tesla expected to be singled out after over 200 smashes while autopilot settings turned onThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is set to release figures regarding c…
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ALIQUIPPA, Pa., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — PGT Trucking Inc ., a multi-service transportation firm offering flatbed, dedicated, international and specialized services, is taking an industry-leading approach to driver turno…
ALBANY — Residents of Saratoga Springs and Amsterdam have mounted a prolific letter writing campaign to urge the “special master” and Steuben County judge drawing the state’s political lines for the next decade to fold the two cities back into the Capi…
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Blinken: Russia ‘failing’ in its Ukraine war aims
After a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia is failing in its war aims against Ukraine. Blinken’s trip with Defense…