Technology
Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.
2017 National Truck Driving Championships Live Blog
Let this page be your what's-happening-right-now guide to NTDC 2017. Our live blog will capture photos, videos, tweets and latest headlines from the exhibit hall, press conferences and group sessions.
August 15, 2017Best Trucking Accounting Software 2024
If you’re simply looking for a bookkeeping tool, you can stop reading here, and look no further than QuickBooks. If you’re embracing the notion that trucking accounting goes far beyond that, or want to have a more expansive trucking accounting system of which QuickBooks is a key part, then read on.
How Elon Musk and Cheap Oil Doomed the Push for Natural Gas Vehicles
The idea was nothing short of revolutionary: Convert the nation’s millions of trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles to run on natural gas instead of gasoline and diesel.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Elected to Logistics Hall of Fame
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, has been elected to the Logistics Hall of Fame.
August 14, 2017UPS Returns Manager Tool Launches in US
UPS announced that it will offer UPS Returns Manager, a free online tool that allows e-commerce merchants to customize return shipments.
August 14, 2017Navistar Ordered to Pay Milan $30.8 Million in Connection With Flawed Engines
Milan Supply Chain Solutions has has been awarded more than $30 million in civil damages from Navistar in connection with the sale of 243 Navistar International Prostars with Maxxforce engines.
Transflo, TravelCenters of America Partner to Distribute ELDs
Cummins' Connected Diagnostics Tool Available With Zonar Telematics Unit
Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. announced its Connected Diagnostics service is available to customers using Zonar’s V3TM telematics control unit.
August 14, 2017Ryder Signs Exclusive Deal With Electric-Truck Maker Chanje
Ryder is moving into the electric-truck business, an early sign that a market for commercial electric vehicles is beginning to take shape.
ELD Update With Marc Moncion of Fleet Complete
Marc Moncion, head of safety, compliance and regulatory affairs with Fleet Complete, discusses the process for certification of ELDs and how AOBRDs factor into the upcoming Dec. 18 mandate.
August 11, 2017Hub Group Offers New Tablet, Smartphone Platform to Track Containers
Hub Group has launched a tablet and smartphone platform to allows customers to track and trace containers.
August 11, 2017