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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Redwood Materials Works With California on Used Battery Collection

Redwood Materials announced a used battery collection program for California, with Ford and Volvo as project-launch partners.

Russ Mitchell | Los Angeles Times
February 18, 2022

QuickBooks for Trucking: Connecting QuickBooks to Your TMS

Learn how Truckbase connects QuickBooks for trucking and your TMS to help you marry your trucking-specific data in your TMS with your financial data in QuickBooks.

Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Navistar, Nauto Announce Distribution Agreement

Nauto, a provider of AI-based vehicle safety technology, and Navistar International Corp. announced a distribution agreement to make Nauto’s predictive-AI vehicle camera system available for new fleet vehicle purchases or as an upgrade for existing fleet vehicles throughout International Truck’s network of nearly 1,000 dealers.

February 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford CEO Jim Farley Explores Ways to Separate EV Business

Ford Motor Co. is looking at ways to separate its electric vehicle operation from its century-old legacy business, hoping to earn the sort of investor respect enjoyed by Tesla Inc. and other pure-play EV makers.

February 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Lion Electric Launches New Financing Division

Lion Electric Co. announced the launch of LionCapital Solutions, a new division dedicated to providing customers with flexible financing options specifically tailored to the medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle market.

February 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Allison Reports Q4 Increases in Net Income, Revenue

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported Q4 net income nearly doubled as diluted earnings per share jumped 117% and revenue in the period climbed 20%.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 17, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Braking Issue Spurs Second NHTSA Probe Related to Autopilot

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating complaints of Tesla Inc. cars with Autopilot driver assist that suddenly brake at high speeds, the latest in a string of confrontations between the company and safety regulators.

Keith Laing | Bloomberg News
February 17, 2022
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Aurora Reports 2021 Results, Plans to Expand in 2022

Self-driving transportation company Aurora Innovation Inc. on Feb. 16 announced that its fourth-quarter and full-year losses widened, but also said that its available cash soared in the wake of becoming a public company late last year.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 17, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

US Factory Output Rises as Firms Navigate Supply Constraints

Production at U.S. factories rose modestly in January, suggesting manufacturers gradually are working through pandemic-related shortages of materials and labor that hobbled output in the prior month.

Jordan Yadoo | Bloomberg News
February 16, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

San Francisco Lawmaker Pushes to Delay Amazon’s Expansion

A San Francisco supervisor has introduced legislation that would seek to place an 18-month moratorium on all new parcel delivery services in the city, including Amazon’s proposed 725,000-square foot, last-mile logistics center in Showplace Square.

J.K. Dineen | San Francisco Chronicle
February 16, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

OPEC+ Must Fix Its Million-Barrel Supply Gap, IEA Says

The International Energy Agency urged OPEC and its allies to address a widening shortfall in their oil production as a volatile market sends crude prices rocketing toward $100 a barrel.

February 16, 2022