INDIANAPOLIS — Sales of Class 8 natural gas fueled trucks are rising, grants and incentives for using alternative fuels are expanding and more related regulations are coming as major shippers pursue environmental sustainability, experts said at an industry forum here.
October 18, 2018Technology
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Sygic Introduces Real-Time Driver Behavior Analysis
Sygic, a Slovakia-based mobile navigation company, has unveiled a new driver behavior algorithm designed to motivate drivers to act safer behind the wheel.
October 18, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
A truck operated by the Cummins engineering department (foreground) stands beside a tractor-trailer combination from the Monarch Beverage Co. Both run on compressed natural gas. (Roger Gilroy/Transport Topics)
Trucking to Turn More to Alternative Fuels, Experts Say
A truck operated by the Cummins engineering department (foreground) stands beside a tractor-trailer combination from the Monarch Beverage Co. Both run on compressed natural gas. (Roger Gilroy/Transport Topics)
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Podcast Debut: ‘RoadSigns’ Tackles Autonomous
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Transport Topics' new podcast: RoadSigns. Our debut episode focuses on how the trucking industry’s steady and ongoing development of autonomous technology may someday affect truck drivers. Click to listen!
June 11, 2018
Government, Business, Technology
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States Will Lead in Infrastructure Funding Innovations, IBTTA Panelists Say
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BALTIMORE — Infrastructure funding programs across several states eventually will serve as models for federal transportation agencies, experts at a conference hosted by a tolling advocacy group indicated Oct. 15.
October 18, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
FreightSnap
SMC3 Adds Volume LTL Pricing API
FreightSnap
SMC3, a knowledge hub for LTL transportation pricing data and technology, has added a tool to its platform.
October 18, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
Each package zooms through a tunnel with multiple cameras that scan a bar code on each side of the box. (Dan Ronan/Transport Topics)
UPS’ New Automated Sorting Facility in Atlanta Is Up and Running
Each package zooms through a tunnel with multiple cameras that scan a bar code on each side of the box. (Dan Ronan/Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — UPS Inc. is looking to the future with its new Southeast Metro Automated Routing Terminal. About the size of 19 football fields, the automated facility can be expanded to increase the 1,700 packages a minute it is able to process now.
October 18, 2018
Business, Technology
Ryan Rogers (left) and Will Brewer talk in the body shop at Covenant Transport. (Covenant Transport Services)
Freight-Related Startups, Tech Firms Continue to Attract Investment
Ryan Rogers (left) and Will Brewer talk in the body shop at Covenant Transport. (Covenant Transport Services)
Interest in freight-related startups and technology continues to grow, as evidenced by several recent investment deals as well as a first-of-its-kind Founders Camp whereby representatives from 20 startup firms met with trucking executives and shippers in Chattanooga, Tenn., to exchange ideas for new products and services.
October 17, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
Tesla Secures Land in Shanghai for First Foreign Factory
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
BEIJING — Electric auto brand Tesla Inc. said it signed an agreement Oct. 17 to secure land in Shanghai for its first factory outside the United States, pushing ahead with development despite mounting U.S.-Chinese trade tensions.
October 17, 2018
Government, Business, Technology
Desktop rendering of the FreightRover platform. (FreightRover)
FreightRover Gets Backing to Launch Freight Payment Service
Desktop rendering of the FreightRover platform. (FreightRover)
FreightRover, a company launched a year ago by a former top executive at Celadon Group to provide technology to automate vendor payments, has secured a financing facility of up to $500 million from Crayhill Capital Management and other investors to support a new business that will offer trade finance and freight factoring services.
October 17, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Volvo: ‘Not Clear’ How Many North American Vehicles Are Affected by Component Issue
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Volvo Group said it could not yet determine the impact of a faulty component on its North American trucks as it was still evaluating the scope of the problem.
October 17, 2018
Business, Technology
Opinion: Strategies for Driving OEM Service, Aftermarket Growth
After years of focusing on supply chain and operational initiatives, equipment makers are now turning their sights to aftermarket and service revenue growth, says Vivek Joshi of Entytle.
October 16, 2018