Many trucking and third-party logistics companies still write checks to pay their invoices, but efforts are underway to transition from pen and paper to point-and-click e-payments. If successful, it would shift decades-old business patterns ingrained in the industry.
May 1, 2017Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous
Paper Checks Still Common in Trucking; Move Underway to Migrate to E-Payments
Editorial, Business, Fuel, Autonomous, Government, Logistics
Editorial: Saving the Planet? It鈥檚 on Us
While President Donald Trump is calling for reversals of some environmental regulations, it鈥檚 important to note what isn鈥檛 changing. And that is the commitment that freight carriers, truck makers and even some shippers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are making to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
April 24, 2017Perspective, Business, Autonomous, Government, Logistics
Opinion: Solutions to Help Eliminate Late Payments
There is nothing fun about not getting paid for the loads you have hauled. But unfortunately, every small trucking company and owner-operator will encounter clients who sometimes take 45 to 60 days 鈥 or longer 鈥 to pay.
April 24, 2017Business, Technology, Government, Logistics, Autonomous
Will Uber Replace Freight Brokers? 鈥楢bsolutely Not,鈥 Tech Expert Insists
ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 The emergence of Uber-style transactions in the freight industry will not replace brokers, experts in the segment said while acknowledging a surge in both the number of new motor carriers and mobile apps to locate freight.
April 24, 2017Government, Technology, Autonomous
Connected Vehicle Safety Mandate Hits Unexpected Pothole of Opposition
A once-popular idea to equip cars with technology to communicate with one another and avoid collisions is encountering unexpected potholes in Washington.
April 17, 2017Perspective, Business, Autonomous, Government, Technology
Opinion: Trucking Spot Market Evolves With Technology
Trucking can always use more technology. That鈥檚 one reason we see so many tech startups in the industry these days.
April 17, 2017Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics
Opinion: American Trucking Industry Depends on Drivers
The American trucking industry depends on drivers: a simple statement but one that bears repeating. As president of American Trucking Associations, I have the great privilege of representing 3.5 million professional truck drivers, working on their behalf in Washington to make our industry better, to make their jobs easier.
April 10, 2017Business, Technology, Autonomous
Tech Startups Beat Uber to Freight Market, Connect Drivers With Loads Via Mobile Apps
Uber entered the freight world last year, launching speculation and arguments on whether the tech company could strike a second time and do to shipping what it did to passenger transportation 鈥 and if so, which segment of freight would have to endure the type of disruption experienced by the taxi industry.
April 10, 2017Business, Autonomous, Technology
Uber Tells Court That Otto's Self-Driving Sensors Aren't Stolen From Google
Uber Technologies Inc. has an alibi for Alphabet Inc.鈥檚 allegations of trade-secrets theft 鈥 the ride-hailing company鈥檚 driverless car technology is completely different from its rival鈥檚 designs.
April 7, 2017Business, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics, Government, Fuel
Kevin Burch: Taking the Story of Trucking to the White House
I love trucks. As I travel the country as chairman of American Trucking Associations, I wear a simple button with a simple message: 鈥淚 Love Trucks.鈥 I even wear it in my official ATA chairman鈥檚 portrait. It鈥檚 a button I encourage everyone I meet to wear. It starts conversations about this great industry and gives me a chance to tell our story.
April 5, 2017