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Highway robbery in plain sight and how to fix the Highway Trust Fund
Established to provide a dedicated, user-financed stream for highway investment, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) was once a model of fiscal alignment between revenue…
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Energy and oil prices driving force behind March inflation increase: CEI analysis
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for March shows a 0.9 percent increase across all sectors, mainly driven by significantly higher energy and oil…
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License to misfire: The new CDL rule backfires on safety and prices
The American economy runs on trucks. From groceries to medical supplies to construction materials, nearly everything travels by road at some point. In the absence…
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National Motorists Association Blog
Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge? Part 1–the National Landscape: NMA E-Newsletter #549
The National Motorists Association Blog cites a recent CEI report on state barriers to vehicle platooning. Not surprisingly, the International Bridge, Tunnel and…
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Allowing Markets and Technology to Prevent Traffic Collisions
Modern transportation is hugely beneficial in American society, but it carries the potential for significant, and sometimes fatal, risks. The average American is expected to…
Heavy Duty Trucking
Closing The Gap: Legislatures Urged to Address Truck Platooning Laws
Heavy Duty Trucking cites Senior Fellow Marc Scribner’s fourth annual report on state barriers to vehicle platooning. Despite some OEMs backing away, truck…
Politico, Morning Transportation
Boeing Gets a Lashing
POLITICO’s Morning Transportation cites Senior Fellow Marc Scribner’s fourth annual report on state barriers to vehicle platooning. PLATOONING TECH HINDERED BY STATE LAWS: States…
Fleet Owner
Peloton Outlines Plan for Platoons with Driverless Following Truck
Fleet Owner cites CEI’s fourth annual report on state barriers to vehicle platooning. Separately, a report released on July 17 from the Competitive Enterprise…
FreightWaves
Peloton Unveils Level 4 Platooning Technology With Autonomous Following Truck
FreightWaves cites CEI’s fourth annual report on state barriers to vehicle platooning. Currently, only 20 states permit commercial platooning deployments, according to the…