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Volvo demonstrates on-highway truck platooning in California
BERKELEY, Calif. — Volvo Trucks and Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) recently completed its successful demonstration of partially automated truck platooning. Three Volvo VNL 670 model tractors hauled cargo containers at…
Volvo displays truck platooning in California
LOS ANGELES, CA - Volvo Trucks, alongside Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) from the University of California in Berkeley, successfully demonstrated partially automated highway truck platooning in a real world simulation last Wednesday.
Great Lakes region lacks fresh transportation strategy: CGLR
TORONTO, ON - In a report released on Monday, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) says future economic prosperity of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence regions' economic prosperity will require a bi-national integration of freight and passenger transportation systems.
Roadcheck blitz set for June 6-8
GREENBELT, MD - This year's Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) annual Roadcheck inspection blitz will be held June 6-8. The 72-hour event will have inspectors from the U.S., Canada and Mexico conducting an increased number of inspections on commercial vehicles to "conduct compliance, enforcement and educational initiatives." While the event and the particular focus of the inspectors hasn't been formally announced the by the CVSA, the dates have been published on its website. Last year, the inspections narrowed in on tires and level I inspections.
CTA applauds vehicle recall legislation
TORONTO, ON - The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is applauding the federal government's decision to reinforce Canada's vehicle recall process, governed under Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (Bill S-2). "Bill S-2 will grant the federal transport minister new powers to order manufacturers and importers of the majority of power units and trailers sold in Canada to issue recall notices and order the correction of any issues of non-compliance, which the minister believes is in the interest of safety," said Stephen Laskowski, senior vice president of the CTA, which made several related recommendations in a recent white paper. "While that suggests the scope of the policy may be somewhat limited to matters of safety, this is a positive development for purchasers of heavy-duty trucking equipment."
