The commercialization of autonomous vehicles is an all-hands-on-deck affair, requiring competitors to collaborate with each other.
Jeremy Reymer speaks with Jim Mullen, chief administrative and legal officer of TuSimple, about what it is doing to disrupt the trucking industry as we know it and what the vision is for the future of autonomous driverless trucks.
Mullen presided over rollouts of HOS, Drug/Alcohol Clearinghouse.
FHWA calls trucking parking a “major transportation safety problem.”
Nearly 45,000 drivers predicted to be shut out in 2020 due to drugs and alcohol.
COVID-19 emergency HOS exemption extended another 30 days
United States Transportation Alliance plans to keep pressure on lawmakers on issues affecting truckers.
No actions or fines on regulation 371.3 in past seven years, data reveals
Mullen not expecting the issue to “go away any time soon”
Pause of 14-hour driving window not included among changes.
DMV closures causing loss of estimated 25,000 to 45,000 new drivers per month
Paper, plastic, other commodities now exempted for COVID-19 response.
Making the 30-minute rest break more flexible is one of the proposed changes.
Werner, UPS Freight among initial companies participating in pilot.
Chief counsel Jim Mullen expected to take over as Acting Administrator on Oct. 28.
