September 18, 2014: Ram Trucks paying off for Chrysler; fighting food trucks; improving logistics

Here is a look at what is happening around the world of trucking today:

• A Senate panel approves changes to regulations governing freight railroads, according to The Hill.
• The New York Times says a “gamble” made by Chrysler to make Ram Trucks a stand-alone division within the automaker is now paying big dividends.
• CNN reports that Uber believes its “mission” is to make transportation “as smooth as running water.”
• Police are called to sort out a food truck vendor squabble in Fairfax County, VA, according to the Washington Post.
• The Chico Enterprise reports that a Nevada trucking company could face a $5.5 million judgment in a 2011 case where one of its tractor-trailers collided with an Amtrak train.
• AL.com notes that Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is heading to Mobile, AL, to check out a controversial bridge project.
• Improving infrastructure and telematics technologies are critical to creating more efficient logistics networks, according to this story in Supply Chain Digital.
• A trucking company is sued for “wrongful death” resulting from a highway crash, according to The Oconee Enterprise newspaper.
• The Visalia-Times Delta reports on a suspicious fire that damages three trucking company tractors.
• Fears concerning the slow pace of job creation last month may be lessening due to falling unemployment claims data, according to Fox Business.