When the trucking industry’s equipment and technology professionals gather in Atlanta this month for the annual meeting of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council, they’ll probe maintenance issues and discover opportunities for collaboration.
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Perspective: Preparing for the 3G Sunset
A major technology switch that could affect the transportation industry is right around the corner: the 3G wireless network sunset.
February 11, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Scene from TMC 2019. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
TMC Annual Meeting Aims to Advance, Enrich Careers
Scene from TMC 2019. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
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All Truck Transportation Updating Trailers With 5G Capability
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All Truck Transportation Inc. announced recently it already is updating about 1,700 trailers with 5G-compatible devices.
February 11, 2020
Business, Technology
Western Star trucks on a sales lot. Daimler Trucks posted lower U.S. retail sales of 40,107 in the quarter, down 9% compared with 44,105 a year earlier. (Peach State Freightliner)
Daimler Q4 Profits Tumble; Revenue Inches Higher
Western Star trucks on a sales lot. Daimler Trucks posted lower U.S. retail sales of 40,107 in the quarter, down 9% compared with 44,105 a year earlier. (Peach State Freightliner)
Daimler AG reported a net loss and a 1% increase in revenue in the fourth quarter as sales of cars and vans increased, while truck sales globally fell 16%.
February 11, 2020
Government, Business, Technology
The former GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio, in 2019. (Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg News)
Trump Budget Targets Loan Program That Could Help Lordstown Plant
The former GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio, in 2019. (Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg News)
The Trump administration’s budget proposal scraps a loan program that could help an upstart electric vehicle company’s plans to reuse the now-closed General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio.
February 11, 2020
Government, Business, Technology
A passenger pulls bags while waiting for a ride at the Uber pickup area at LAX in October 2019. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Uber Fails to Block California Gig-Worker Law for Its Drivers
A passenger pulls bags while waiting for a ride at the Uber pickup area at LAX in October 2019. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Uber Technologies Inc. failed to persuade a judge to shield its drivers from California’s gig-worker protection law while the company challenges the landmark measure in court.
February 10, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a past event. (John Bazemore/Associated Press)
Georgia DOT to Expand Connected Vehicle Technology in Atlanta
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a past event. (John Bazemore/Associated Press)
The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to hear from the private sector about ways to use connected vehicle technology on roadways in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
February 10, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
2020 TMC Photo Gallery
Images from the 2020 Technology & Maintenance Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Feb. 23-27, 2020. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
February 7, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, GM's most popular U.S. vehicle, is included in this recall. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
GM Recalls Pickups for Second Time on Software Glitch
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, GM's most popular U.S. vehicle, is included in this recall. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
General Motors is recalling about 162,000 full-size pickup trucks worldwide for a second time because of faulty brake control software that was installed in a recall from last year.
February 7, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety
A bridge under construction. (Getty Images)
Federal Lawmakers Unveil Bill to Repair Bridges
A bridge under construction. (Getty Images)
The Bridge Investment Act, a bill meant to provide $20 billion to fix the country’s structurally deficient bridges by establishing a grant program, was unveiled last month by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers.
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