Toll-Management Providers Help Make Life Easier for Fleets
Tolls can cause administrative headaches and bring additional costs to trucking companies, but toll-management providers are offering services that could help alleviate both burdens.
January 30, 2018Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Navistar to Redesign Trucks, Begin UAW Talks in 2018
Navistar has several big ticket items planned in 2018, including a redesign of all of its trucks, a new labor contract in Springfield, Ohio and production starting on a new GM truck.
January 30, 2018Waymo Buys ‘Thousands’ More Chrysler Vans for Driverless Service
At some point this year, Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo plans to roll out a ride-hailing service using driverless cars. It just bought more vehicles to make that happen.
January 30, 2018Why Self-Driving Cars Will Likely Be Light-Colored
The issue involving something as simple as choice of paint color underscores the sweeping effects of self-driving cars for automotive engineering, said Samit Ghosh, CEO of automotive consulting and engineering firm P3 North America.
January 29, 2018Rolling Strong Picks Moblico for Coaching, Rewards Program on New Mobile App
Driver-wellness program provider Rolling Strong has chosen mobile technology firm Moblico to deploy its coaching and rewards program to its new mobile app.
January 29, 2018ELD Compliance: More Thoughts From Key Executives
More comments from key executives on the state of ELD compliance, one month after the mandate went into effect.
January 26, 2018Mack Adds Split-Shaft Function for mDrive HD AMT
Mack Trucks introduced split-shaft functionality for its Mack mDRIVE HD automated manual transmission to provide customers with high-demand power takeoff.
January 26, 2018Podcast: Transport Topics' Seth Clevenger on the Future of Autonomous Trucks
Transport Topics Managing Editor/Features Seth Clevenger talks about the future of autonomous trucks, the ELD mandate, the ongoing driver shortage and spends some time on electric trucks with financial-services company The Motley Fool.
January 26, 2018Bendix Expands Brake Shoe Options
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake announced a steel, coreless shoe with its Bendix Basic Friction or Bendix Advanced Friction lines.
January 26, 2018Concerned About Self-Driving Cars? You’re Not Alone
As automakers push aggressive time frames for introducing driverless vehicles, the outreach needed to convince the public that the technology represents a positive development appears still to be wanting.
January 26, 2018