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The opinion requestor: Liberty County Attorney
The issue that the Liberty County Attorney wants the Attorney General to answer: Whether an elected constable and his deputies may simultaneously serve under the sheriff, specifically to perform tasks related to the duties of a weight enforcement officer.
Why Liberty County Attorney thinks an elected constable can also serve as a weight enforcement officer? Article XVI, Section 40 oft he Texas Constitution does not prohibit an elected constable…
What’s missing from most state and federal self driving car regulations and legislation? Big Trucks.
Self driving truck economuy is growing and the regulations and legislation are not keeping pace, or so say lawyer sin this field in California, the first state to implement self-driving car regulations.
California legislators are pushing for $1B in funding for clean trucks and buses before the September 15th legislative deadline.
The funding source and economic benefits legislators are touting:
The funding source for clean trucks and bus $1 billion: California’s GHG cap-and-trade system
Is there a simultaneous economic benefit to the state? Yes, the state has seen an influx of companies building clean trucks and buses because of the market growth in California
The freight share: Uber Frieght
How does it work? Pairs up trucking companies, including independent operators, with loads that need to be hauled from one place to another
Tech Crunch | Uber Freight launches to connect truck drivers with available shipments
SB 1524 allows for heavier loads on big trucks when:
Supporters say:
Company: Einride, a Swedish start up
The product: ‘T-Pod’ , an electric vehicle with self-driving capabilities that can carry 15 pallets of goods 124 miles while producing zero emissions.
What would be th eimpact to roads? T Pod total weight of 20 tons when loaded down fully with cargo, which is smaller than most transport trucks
Tech Crunch | Einride’s electric self-driving T-pod is a new kind of freight transport vehicle
U.S. Treasury Department lists the top 40 transportation and water infrastructure projects with major economic significance. On the list:
Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s autonomous Freight Shuttle System
Interstate Tolls are on the minds of people from Gov. Scott Walker to the crystal ball readers deciphering public private partnerships under President Trump.
What’s the state outlook on interstate tolls?
Iron Moutnain Daily News | Wisconsin transportation study considers interstate tollways
What do people…
Which company is looking at a ride share for trucking? Amazon
Business goal for trucking: global freight broker
How would ride share for rucking work?
What other transportation moves has Amazon made in 2016?