The Federal Highway Administration will host a series of meetings throughout the remainder of the year that will bring government and private-sector representatives together over the topic of highway automation
May 9, 2018automation
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Opinion
Opinion: Automated Technology Ready Now Can Ease Capacity Crunch
What if I told you that another form of automated technology could help ease the industry’s capacity crunch right now? Automated routing and scheduling can maximize the usage of available driver time, take some recruiting pressure off of fleets and address the very real challenge of keeping drivers on your staff and behind the wheel once you’ve found them.
August 7, 2018
Government, Business, Autonomous
U.S. Department of Transportation
FHWA Launches Nationwide Initiative on Highway Automation
U.S. Department of Transportation
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Tesla Model S with self-driving technology by Andreas Arnold/Bloomberg
MoDOT Grapples With Issues Related to Vehicle Automation
Tesla Model S with self-driving technology by Andreas Arnold/Bloomberg
As the auto market becomes more saturated with electric vehicles and vehicles with automation capabilities, the Missouri Department of Transportation is grappling with the changes these types of vehicles present.
April 16, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
Panelists (from left) Jason Kerner of Project 44, Robert Nathan of LoadDelivered, Tom Heine of Aljex Software, Noam Frankel of FreightFriend, Scott Moscrip of Truckstop.com and moderator Ramona Hood of FedEx Supply Chain. (Daniel P. Bearth/TT)
Freight Brokers Using Technology to Automate Processes
Panelists (from left) Jason Kerner of Project 44, Robert Nathan of LoadDelivered, Tom Heine of Aljex Software, Noam Frankel of FreightFriend, Scott Moscrip of Truckstop.com and moderator Ramona Hood of FedEx Supply Chain. (Daniel P. Bearth/TT)
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Automation isn’t just for trucks. There was plenty of evidence at the Transportation Intermediaries Association Capital Ideas conference and exhibition here that it’s also going to change the way freight is managed by shippers and third-party logistics companies.
April 12, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, Editorial
Editorial: Industry Turns Gaze to Automation
Automated driving technology has been a consistently hot topic in the trucking industry over the past few years, but the glare of the spotlight was particularly bright last week at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting and beyond.
March 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Automated stacking cranes at the Port of Long Beach, Calif. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
Talks Stall as Union, Terminal Operators Hit Roadblock Over Automation
Automated stacking cranes at the Port of Long Beach, Calif. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
Contract talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance ended on Dec. 6 after a disagreement over automation at terminals, leaving negotiations at a standstill without future talks scheduled.
December 13, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Woodruff speaks at the House subcommittee roundtable discussion. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Technological Advances Entice Younger Drivers to Trucking Industry, Executives Say
Woodruff speaks at the House subcommittee roundtable discussion. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
WASHINGTON — Advances in automation, safety features and telecommunication are improving jobs for truck drivers, attracting a new generation of workers adept in user-friendly technologies, trucking executives told House lawmakers Dec. 7.
December 7, 2017
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Opinion
Opinion: Emerging Evolution of Freight Brokerage
Freight and logistics always have depended on the human touch, but technology is getting smarter and many brokers wonder if their efforts will become unnecessary.
November 3, 2017
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
Boxed
This E-Commerce Company Pays for Warehouse Worker Weddings. Will the Perk Survive Automation?
Boxed
Tech entrepreneurs have long lavished perks on coders and engineers, the free massages, ping pong tables and free food of Valley lore.
August 7, 2017
Business, Technology, Logistics
Amazon.com
Amazon Enlists Researchers to Build Box-Packing Warehouse Robots
Amazon.com
Sixteen teams of robotics researchers are traveling to Japan this week to help Amazon.com Inc. solve its warehouse problem.
July 27, 2017Pages
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