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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.

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VisTracks, Isotrak Partner to Offer E-Logging System

Fleet technology suppliers Isotrak Inc. and VisTracks have partnered to provide trucking firms with electronic logging of drivers’ hours of service and driver vehicle inspection reporting.

June 26, 2015

Daily 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.

Business, Technology

HighJump, PeopleNet Expand Integration

HighJump and PeopleNet have released an enhanced integration of their transportation-technology offerings to improve the flow of information between dispatchers and drivers.

June 26, 2015
Business, Technology

Daimler Takes Minority Stake in Zonar

Daimler Trucks North America announced June 25 it has taken a minority stake in Zonar Systems Inc., expanding a relationship started earlier this decade with the Virtual Technician remote diagnostic platform.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
June 25, 2015
Business, Technology

First US Drone Package Delivery to Take Place Next Month

The first legal delivery of a package by a drone is expected to take place next month by a research group led by Virginia Tech, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported.

June 25, 2015
Business, Technology

SkyBitz to Buy Two Telematics Firms

Trailer-tracking provider SkyBitz said June 23 it has agreed to buy Reltima and GPS North America, two telematics companies in the local fleet-management market.

June 23, 2015
Business, Technology

Video: Con-way Truckload Driver Stephanie Klang on Her Love for Her Job

Con-way Truckload driver Stephanie Klang describes what she likes about being a professional truck driver in this video interview, part of our June 17 LiveOnWeb program on Women in Transportation.

June 18, 2015
Business, Technology

Replay: LiveOnWeb on Women in Transportation

Driver pay, health and safety are just some of the issues we touched on in our LiveOnWeb program on Women in Transportation. Watch the replay.

June 18, 2015
Business, Technology

Final Rules Could Clear the Way for Widespread Drone Use by Next Year

WASHINGTON — U.S. commercial drone operations could take flight on a large scale by this time next year, as federal regulators finalize rules allowing widespread unmanned aerial system use by companies, according to congressional testimony on June 17.

David Morgan | Reuters
June 17, 2015
Business, Technology

J.J. Keller Offers ALK Navigation on Compliance Tablet

J.J. Keller & Associates has added ALK Technologies’ CoPilot Truck navigation software as an option on the J.J. Keller Compliance Tablet.

June 17, 2015
Business, Technology

SkyBitz Integrates ALK Maps with InSight Tracking Application

Trailer-tracking provider SkyBitz has integrated ALK Technologies’ mapping software with its InSight Web application.

June 15, 2015