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Pana-Pacific Offers Spartan Radar’s Hoplo Safety System

Component supplier Pana-Pacific has partnered with Spartan Radar to distribute the company’s radar-based Hoplo advanced collision warning system to commercial vehicle manufacturers.

March 15, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomous

Forterra, Kalmar Partner on Autonomous Terminal Tractors

Self-driving vehicle company Forterra and cargo-handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar have signed an agreement to jointly develop autonomous terminal tractors.

March 15, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuel

AI Promises Faster Oil Drilling and More US Crude Supply

From a dark Houston control room, Rafael Guedes watched on a monitor as a robot took charge of a drilling rig in a North Dakota oil field, locking out the human operator.

March 15, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Honda and Nissan to Partner on EVs, Intelligent Technology

TOKYO — Nissan and Honda announced March 15 that they will work together in developing EVs and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind.

March 15, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Parts of I-70 Closed to Trucks After Colorado Snowstorm

DENVER — In an effort to keep Interstate 70 open, no trucks will be allowed on a portion from Eagle/Vail to Morrison until noon March 15.

March 15, 2024
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

PS Logistics Buys Yordy Transport, Boosts Flatbed Ops Again

Diamond State Trucking & Logistics is to buy Morton, Ill.-based flatbed carrier Yordy Transport for an undisclosed sum, parent company PS Logistics said.

March 14, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Official Offers to Help Carriers on Side Underride Guards

NEW ORLEANS — A senior official at a federal agency offered to help carriers submit their comments, questions and quandaries related to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s work on potentially rewriting regulations for trailer underride guards.

March 14, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

Seroka Applauds Administration’s Investment in Supply Chain

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Eugene Seroka says the nation's ports are getting the money they need to remain competitive with global facilities that are also undergoing upgrades.

March 14, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Port Leaders Seek Reprieve From Permitting Snarls

As the American Association of Port Authorities readies for its annual Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C., members note that new challenges lie ahead as facilities look to expand.

March 14, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal FreightTCA

Hapag-Lloyd Warns of Further Earnings Decline in 2024

Following a slump in profits in 2023, German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd expects earnings to decline again in 2024.

March 14, 2024