Transport Topics
USPS Proposes Price Hike for Parcel Packages, Stamps
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The sticker price of parcel packages and first-class stamps will rise if the U.S. Postal Service has its way, with delivery prices for packages weighing more than one pound increasing 9.3%.
FMCSA Seeks Public Comments on Meal, Rest Break ATA Petition
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that it is accepting public comment on a petition American Trucking Associations recently filed on California’s meal-and-rest-break rules.
Nine Railroads May Not Qualify for PTC Deadline Extension, FRA Says
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WASHINGTON — Nine railroads have demonstrated little progress with installing an automatic braking system, jeopardizing their chances to qualify for a Dec. 31 deadline extension to implement the system, the country’s top railroad regulator told a Senate panel Oct. 3.
Platooning Tries to Move Past a Work in Progress
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The head of Daimler Trucks has questioned, but not completely written off, the business case for heavy-duty truck platooning in light of other emerging technologies and fuel gains from new combination vehicles operating independently.
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