Mastering driver and vehicle maintenance data is essential for enhancing fleet safety and productivity. Discover how telematics can reduce downtime, boost productivity, retain drivers, and maximize your safety program’s value with dynamic, integrated safety data insights.Â
October 1, 2024Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
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Is AI a Game-Changer or Risk for Transportation?
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc.'s in-depth whitepaper, "Analysis of the Benefits and Risks for the Transportation Sector," explores AI’s advantages—route optimization, predictive maintenance, and autonomous driving—while addressing critical challenges like data privacy, legal compliance, and cybersecurity.Â
October 1, 2024FREE Defensive Driving Whitepaper
If your fleet deals with small but high-frequency vehicle accidents, such as those that occur during backing or close-quarter maneuvering, this complimentary whitepaper will show you how to investigate these crashes and prevent them using defensive driving training.Â
October 1, 2024US Imposes Duties on Solar Imports From Southeast Asia
The determination marks an early victory for domestic panel makers who say cheap imports harm their operations and threaten investments meant to cultivate a U.S. solar supply chain.
October 1, 2024Hurricane Devastates Cotton Crops Just Before Harvest
Cotton growers are facing devastating losses and delays from Hurricane Helene just as harvest was beginning, marking the latest blow to profits in an already weak market.
October 1, 202460 Seconds: In-Store Shopping Back In Trend
An accelerated transition toward in-store shopping from ordering online is underway and set to aid the nascent #freight environment recovery, according to observers.Â
October 1, 2024Manufacturing Activity Contracts for a Sixth Straight Month
U.S. manufacturing activity shrank in September for a sixth month, reflecting weak orders and declining employment.
October 1, 2024Permian Gas Starts Flowing Via Matterhorn Pipeline in Texas
Matterhorn Express Pipeline has begun transporting natural gas into Williams Cos.’s Transco pipeline, a long-awaited addition to midstream infrastructure serving the Permian Basin.
October 1, 2024Dockworkers Hit the Picket Lines
PHILADELPHIA — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Oct. 1 in a strike over wages and automation.
October 1, 2024Auto Sales Likely to Pick Up as Rates Fall
Sluggish car sales are expected to pick up later this year once the U.S. presidential election is over and the Fed’s recent reversal on interest rates starts to ease financing costs.
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