Trucking executives are increasingly confronting the same proliferation of decisions that vex consumers who are shopping for online video services — to subscribe or not to subscribe?
November 14, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Perspective
Perspective: New Year, New Logistics Efficiencies
As the year comes to a close, it’s a natural time for companies to look at what worked in 2019 and what didn’t, and make plans for the year ahead. For some companies, taking a hard look at their order fulfillment workflow — and ways it might be streamlined in 2020 — is a New Year’s resolution to consider.
December 10, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics
A Great Dane trailer displays a FleetPulse advertisement at TMC's annual meeting in Atlanta, on March 5, 2018. At this October's NACV, Great Dane said it would waive subscription fees for the first three years. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Fleets Grapple With Question: How Many Subscriptions Do We Need?
A Great Dane trailer displays a FleetPulse advertisement at TMC's annual meeting in Atlanta, on March 5, 2018. At this October's NACV, Great Dane said it would waive subscription fees for the first three years. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Business, Technology, Logistics
I.D. Systems, Now PowerFleet, Buys Pointer Telocation for $140 Million
PowerFleet Inc. said it closed its acquisition of Pointer Telocation Ltd., and rebranded the company formerly known as I.D. Systems to PowerFleet Inc.
October 7, 2019
Business, Equipment, Safety, Top 100
Navistar's OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system. (Navistar)
Remote Diagnostics to the Rescue
Navistar's OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system. (Navistar)
Remote diagnostics systems available on modern trucks are helping fleets avoid costly repairs and reduce vehicle downtime, and this technology is rapidly advancing toward offering better predictions of when problems might occur.
April 26, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Editorial: Trucks and Tech at CES
If anyone needed more proof that trucking is a tech-savvy industry, look no further than the bright lights of Las Vegas, where the annual CES technology show featured a string of announcements from major industry players.
January 10, 2019
Business, Technology
Basin Commerce Launches New Workflow Program
Bulk freight software solutions provider Basin Commerce unveiled Conduit, its new quoting and management workflow platform.
October 19, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Rand McNally's OverDryve in-cab devices include voice assistance to prevent distraction. (Rand McNally)
Trucking Technology Begins to Find Its Voice
Rand McNally's OverDryve in-cab devices include voice assistance to prevent distraction. (Rand McNally)
Voice-activated digital assistants such as Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa are all the rage in consumer electronics right now, and some developers are beginning to apply this technology to the trucking industry to enhance safety and efficiency.
October 3, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Load tracking and fleet management technology can enhance logistics planning, brokers and vendors say. (AFN)
Technology Can Help Unlock Capacity in Tight Freight Environment, Experts Say
Load tracking and fleet management technology can enhance logistics planning, brokers and vendors say. (AFN)
In the absence of a quick fix to increase the number of trucks on the road to keep up with rising freight demand, another option is to find a way to wring out more utilization of the trucks already on the road.
September 26, 2018
Editorial
Editorial: Opportunities and Challenges
The opportunities and challenges inherent in the technological revolution underway in trucking are evident throughout this week’s issue of Transport Topics.
June 7, 2018
Perspective
Opinion: Better Data Through ‘Coupled’ Connected Technology
Fleet executives want technology that can solve their problems today — and in the future. They want to grow revenue while improving service levels and reducing cost, as doing so will produce better service for customers and generate better results. Anything that threatens these things is bad for business — especially unplanned downtime.
May 11, 2018Pages
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