The Federal Communications Commission voted to allow unlicensed non-transportation users on a portion of the 5.9 GHz band spectrum, which the transportation industry uses to implement safety technologies.
Groups like ATA, NPTC, MEMA and others signed a letter sent to Congress that argues for repeal of the Federal Excise Tax on the sale of new heavy-duty trucks and trailers.
Truck and automobile components and parts manufacturers came out strongly against President Trump’s latest threat to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican imports, saying that it would only serve as an additional tax on the American people and put jobs and investment in the U.S. at risk.
The Department of Commerce has outlined a process that would allow individual American businesses to apply for an exclusion from the tariffs on imported steel and aluminum recently enacted by the Trump administration.
Tim Musgrave, president and CEO of Pressure Systems International, has been named to the board of directors of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association for a two-year term.
Persio Lisboa, executive vice president and COO of Navistar, will be the keynote speaker of the 26th annual Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association Breakfast & Briefing, to be held during the new North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta.
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association took part in a meeting with White House staff during which it sought information on possible changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The American Trucking Associations, along with the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association division of the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association, announced on Thursday they are working with global event management and trade show firm Messe Frankfurt Inc. to develop a new, biennial North American-based truck and transportation event.
A group of manufacturers and their allies are searching for a new path toward highway safety improvements.