Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- The need for truck drivers is getting “desperate,” according to the Memphis Daily News.
- A potentially “historic snowstorm,” may hit the Northeast Corridor over the next two days, reports Fox News, creating a host of transportation issues.
- Strong winds helped a fire spread and destroy a truck yard in California, notes The Press Enterprise.
- Firefighters are battling a trucking terminal fire in Charlotte, NC, according to WBTV.
- The Los Angeles Times profiles a drayage truck driver who is fighting to unionize his profession while taking care of his family.
- PickupTrucks.com explains the “Atkinson combustion cycle” used by the new 2016 Toyota Tacoma’s engine.
- On the Chambersburg Public Opinion web site, Gabler Trucking is profiled along with the history of the trucking industry.
- Forbes crafts a list of the 10 best 2015 model light vehicles – including pickups – in terms of resale value.
- The automotive industry and trucking groups officially sign on in support of the Copper-Free Brake Initiative, according to Environmental News Service.
- Truck congestion is getting problematic in Washington State due to freight “spillover” from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, reports The News Tribune.
- New online maps will be used to highlight transportation problems in Chicago, notes the Chicago Tribune, including where money for repairs and expansion are needed.
- Millennials apparently don’t drive cars all that much, reports The Lantern, preferring instead “alternate” forms of transportation.
- Rolls Royce just won a contract to build freight locomotive engines for the Chinese, according to The Telegraph.
