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CVG Fights Headwinds to Improve Net Income, Revenue

CVG, whose business segments include commercial vehicle seating and electrical systems, reported increased net income and revenue for the third quarter as it continued to diversify its customer base.

November 3, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

ERoad Introduces Stand-Alone Dash Camera

Trucking technology supplier ERoad has expanded its video telematics product line with the ERoad Clarity Solo Dashcam.

November 3, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

FMCSA: Sunset of 3G Networks Could Impact ELD Tech Specifications

Federal trucking regulators are warning truckers that mobile carriers are shutting down their 3G networks as early as next year to make room for more advanced network services, including 5G.

November 3, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafety

DoorDash Adds Safety Features to Protect Drivers

DoorDash is partnering with security company ADT on new features to protect drivers, which will be available to all U.S. DoorDash drivers in its app by the end of this year.

November 3, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Cyber Official Warns ā€˜American Way of Life’ at Risk From Hackers

A top U.S. cybersecurity official offered a dire warning to members of Congress Nov. 3, saying the ā€œAmerican way of lifeā€ faces serious risks amid the drumbeat of ransomware attacks and physical threats to the nation’s critical infrastructure.

November 3, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Spireon Introduces Next Generation of Asset-Tracking Devices

Spireon has introduced the next generation of its FL Flex tracking devices and IntelliScan cargo sensor under its FleetLocate product line.

November 3, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

AV Sensor Startup Spartan Radar Raises $15 Million

Spartan Radar, a developer of sensor technology for automated vehicles, raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Prime Movers Lab.

November 3, 2021
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Elon Musk, Autopilot Critic Sought as Witnesses in Tesla Crash Trial

The first trial to determine whether Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot technology led to a fatal car crash may require jurors to weigh testimony from founder Elon Musk against criticism of the driver-assistance system by Mary ā€œMissyā€ Cummings, a U.S. government safety adviser.

November 3, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Fifty Years in Idle Time Seen for Trucks at Two Major US Ports

Trucking trips originating around the country’s busiest ports are showing massive increases in idle time, another sign of the supply chain logjams plaguing American transport hubs.

November 3, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

CMA CGM Near Deal to Buy California Terminal Operator

CMA CGM SA, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, agreed to buy Fenix Marine Services, which operates a container terminal in the Port of Los Angeles, in a deal with an enterprise value of $2.3 billion.

November 3, 2021