January 2, 2015: Low fuel prices good and bad for trucking; Replacing red-light cameras with speed cameras; A journalist turns truck driver in Qatar.
Jan. 2, 2015
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Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- Low fuel prices are a “mixed bag” for truckers, according to the Tulsa World newspaper.
- A journalist turns truck driver to pilot big rigs in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar, chronicling his travels in The Nation.
- The use of red-light traffic cameras is falling nationwide, reports NorthJersey.com, only to be increasingly replaced by speed-monitoring cameras.
- A Pittsburg man spend $75 to acquire an old rusty 1957 Chevrolet pickup, notes KARE 11, and ended up driving it to and from work for 38 years.
- The Detroit News profiles the kinds of customization packages being made available for General Motor’s new midsize pickups: the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and 2015 GMC Canyon.
- GM recalls another 92,000 light trucks and SUVs to fix ignition system issues, reports Fox News.
- In an opinion column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Kevin Stewart, director of safety for the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association, stresses that motorists are responsible for triggering the majority of truck-car crashes.
- Transportation issues keep increasing for the wind energy industry, according to a column on the Triple Pundit website, especially where the shortage of truck drivers is concerned.
- An article in TechCrunch describes what new strategies and tactics will be need in 2015 to improve cybersecurity for companies and individuals alike.
- Manufacturing activity is slowing in Asia and Europe, reports Reuters, which could translate into a decline for global freight volumes.
- Oil futures continue trading at low levels, notes Businessweek, in part due to the aforementioned slump in global manufacturing activity.
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Sean Kilcarr
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Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.
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