California

Delays of freight movement likely from the Sierra Nevada to the Rockies the next few days. Plenty of snow.

EROAD and the Georgia Department of Transportation were among 12 recently honored for innovation at the International Road Federation’s Global Road Achievement Awards.

Snowstorm prompting commercial vehicle restrictions, airport ground delays in major northeastern U.S. cities.

Will California’s steps against parts of drilling technology cost some drivers their jobs?

Ballot initiatives included a tax on ride-sharing companies in San Francisco.

More than half a million people without electricity, property damaged as Northeast wind threat continues.

Wildfires burning 100,000 acres in California. Truckers wanting to help with relief, recovery efforts are exempt from HOS rules.

Several inches of snowfall, gusty winds, travel troubles heading to several Midwestern states as October ends.

“We’re continuing to see the erratic fire spread.” The Kincade Fire and other burning tens of thousands of acres in California.

The fires are occurring nearby the Carquinez Bridge.

Plus: USDA updates hemp import guidance; Trump sues California over emissions regulations

Independent trucking group calls the rule “unrealistic”; environmental coalition says it doesn’t go far enough.

“Electric cars are part of the solution, not the problem.”

A new study says that proactively managing the electric grid by utilizing excess capacity in electric vehicle batteries could ease peak demand and lower overall costs for all electric users.

Convoy launched Automated Reloads in June. Since then, the company said in “top markets,” the number of empty miles has been reduced by up to 50% or more in some areas and carbon emissions from empty miles have been reduced 45%.

The governor signs two bills, one accelerating clean truck technologies, the other creating a smog check program.

Dart Transit celebrated its 85 years in business and Truck Driver Appreciation Week earlier this month, awarding drivers raffle prizes that included a new pickup, boat and Polaris ATV. Also, fuel prices jump, France tests no-Brexit and trucking group pushes port improvements.

Diesel consumption in California fell in the beginning of 2019, led some to believe that there was a sudden transition to other fuel sources.

The ride-hailing company plans to plug the data captured by cameras and sensors into its self-driving system and run it in simulations and on a test track.