Comparing Weigh Station Bypass Technologies
Program Aired: July 22, 2021. This presentation will show you how to save time and money with a weigh station bypass service. Learn how to select the best technology for your operation and how to develop an ROI model. Also, discover how to leverage additional benefits to get the most out of your service.
July 22, 2021Infrastructure Stakeholders Promote Cybersecurity Investments
Nearly three months after a cyberattack against a prominent petroleum products distributor on the East Coast, groups representing various infrastructure sectors called for robust methods to protect the country’s freight and mobility grids.
July 22, 2021Mercedes Sketches Out All-Electric Scenario by Decade’s End
FRANKFURT, Germany — Daimler AG’s luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz is stepping up its transition to electric cars, doubling the planned share of sales by 2025 and sketching out a market scenario in which new car sales would “in essence” be fully electric by the end of the decade.
July 22, 2021Volvo Group Earnings Rise on Global Vehicle Sales
Volvo Group reported strong second-quarter earnings and revenue as sales in its global vehicle-related segment rose 41% compared with a year earlier.
July 21, 2021Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Biggest Shake-Up of E-Commerce Era
Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, clogging retailers’ logistical pipelines and frustrating consumers. But the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.
July 21, 2021Toyota Adds Suzuki, Daihatsu to Commercial EV, Autonomous Push
Suzuki Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. are investing in a Toyota Motor Corp. entity to bring electrification and autonomous driving to commercial vehicles, deepening ties between the automakers.
July 21, 2021Ford, Lyft and Argo Team Up to Deploy Robo-Taxis
Ford Motor Co. and its partner Argo AI will start a self-driving ride-hailing service with Lyft Inc. in Miami and Austin, Texas, later this year. It will be the biggest commercial rollout of robot rides.
July 21, 2021Astronaut Pete? Buttigieg is Game
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was excited to see Jeff Bezos’ blastoff into space July 20, describing space travel as a clear trend for the future. It’s a trip he would love to take himself, even if he doesn’t think it will happen in the foreseeable future.
July 20, 2021Chip Relief on Horizon for Vehicle Makers
Biden administration officials say they’re starting to see signs of relief for the global semiconductor supply shortage, including commitments from manufacturers to make more automotive-grade chips for car companies that have had to idle production.
July 20, 2021World’s Road Fuel Demand to Peak Earlier Than Expected
Demand for gasoline and diesel to fuel cars and trucks will peak in 2027 — four years earlier than expected — as more fuel-efficient autos and increasing adoption of electric vehicles curb global consumption, according to BloombergNEF.
July 20, 2021