Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- Truckers face a 40% toll road hike starting Jan. 1 in Illinois, according to the Chicago Tribune.
- Cadillac is preparing to do away with rear-view mirrors in its vehicles, notes The Legacy; replacing them instead with rear-view cameras as standard equipment.
- The former president of a now-abandoned trucking company in Pennsylvania stands accused of embezzlement, according to WJAC Johnstown.
- The residents of this Delaware town say they are “fed up” with trucks taking shortcuts on residential streets, notes The News Journal.
- As Nissan prepares to unveil an all-new Titan pickup model, it’s detailing its light truck history as well, according to CarScoops.
- A technological “renaissance” for the transportation and logistics industry thanks in part to a rise in what’s being dubbed “Shadow IT,” reports Supply Chain Digital.
- Toll roads bad but light rail service good in the view of Texans, notes a 2014 wrap up of transportation stories from The Dallas Morning News.
- One opinion columnist with The Weston Forum believes TSA agents occupy the toughest job in transportation, not long-haul truck drivers.
- Heavy seas and bad weather are making it dangerous and difficult to rescue passengers stranded on a burning ferry in the Adriatic Sea, 4 News reports.
- Attacks on a major Libyan oil refinery may help push up global oil prices from a three-decade low, according to Bloomberg.