Could Self-Driving Bulldozers Help Fix A Housing Shortage?
As the yellow and black bulldozer-like machine zoomed around the construction site preparing the ground for 700 new houses, all that was missing was someone in the driver’s seat.
April 23, 2018Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
Transport Topics has partnered with Spoken Layer to make one-minute daily briefings available on all your smart devices. Simply say “Alexa, play Transport Topics” or “Okay Google, talk to Transport Topics” to get the day’s biggest trucking headlines.
Fuel-Card Partnerships Proliferate Amid Growing Competition for Discounts
Cost savings and conveniences offered through fuel cards are spurring an increase in partnerships among card issuers, truck-stop chains and other industry players as competition heats up in the fuel-discount arena.
April 23, 2018Volvo Unit UD Trucks Eyes Autonomous Vehicles to Ease Driver Shortage in Japan
UD Trucks, a Japanese subsidiary of Swedish truck maker Volvo AB, plans to introduce electric and autonomous trucks within the next two years, joining global rivals in developing driverless technologies to ease a labor shortage.
April 23, 2018Cummins X12 Engine Slated for Autocar ACX Model
Cummins Inc. announced its X12 engine will be available in Autocar’s ACX model beginning in the fourth quarter.
April 23, 2018Several Members of Congress Send Letters Asking EPA to Drop Proposal to Repeal Glider Kit Regulation
Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have written three letters to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt asking him to reconsider his proposal to repeal an Obama administration regulation that would limit the number of glider kits manufactured each year.
April 20, 2018XPO Logistics Announces May Launch of Google Home, Amazon Echo for Last-Mile Delivery
XPO Logistics announced beginning in May customers will be able to track deliveries using Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant personal assistant technologies.
April 20, 2018Could Truck Electronics Be the Next Cybersecurity Threat?
Welcome to a potentially new world of cybercrime: trucks targeted for theft or sabotage by hacking into engine control modules and planting malicious code.
April 20, 2018Information Age Arrives for Small Carriers
The use of technology is no longer a novelty but a necessity in the trucking business — for carriers of all sizes.
April 20, 2018The AI Wars Have Arrived
Hackers are now arming themselves with artificial intelligence to relentlessly probe the defenses of companies’ computers so they can strike those networks at just the right time and just the right place, according to IT security pros. “Hackers are innovative,” says Stephen Gates, chief research intelligence analyst at Zenedge, an AI security provider. “They’re using automation, bots, artificial intelligence — and the only way to fight back is to pit robot against robot.”
April 20, 2018Where’s That Shipment? Shippers Demand Precise Load Tracking to Improve Supply Chain Operations
Shippers are demanding more precise information about the location and status of their shipments, and transportation and logistics providers said they are using multiple load-tracking platforms to collect and share that information.
April 20, 2018