Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- Forbes digs into the Sidecar service app that uses “on demand drivers” to handle local deliveries – an app that becomes nationally available next week.
- OSHA is levying fines against Saia Motor Freight following a propane-powered forklift explosion, notes EHS Today.
- A story in CleanTechnica extols the economic benefits from funding more public transportation options.
- Republican legislators offer a 30-year no-tax, no-toll transportation plan for Connecticut, according to The Hartford Courant.
- FedEx is looking to build a new 69,000 sq. ft. distribution center, reports the Bend Bulletin.
- Firefighters figure out what caused a spate of recent trash truck fires in Florida, notes The Sun Sentinel.
- Over a third of Cleveland’s snow plow trucks are out of action, reports WKYC News.
- A bath tipper truck crash in England leaves four dead and many unanswered questions in its wake, says the BBC.
- Demand for trucking equipment convinced Aquiline Capital Partners LLC to get into the truck financing business, reports the Wall Street Journal.
- The British government is reviewing transportation changes are needed to accommodate driverless vehicles, notes the BBC.
- United Parcel Service may begin to add residential delivery surcharges sometime this year, according to The Consumerist.
- Vermont’s limited public transit options are decried by younger voters, notes The Rutland Herald.
- Oil prices remain on a “wild ride,” says ABC News; a ride that shows no signs of stopping.
- New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler finally gets the MVP pickup truck gifted to him by teammate Tom Brady, reports The Boston Globe.
- Food truck sales of “melted cheese sandwiches” could be potentially worth $100 million in southern California, according to CBS Los Angeles.