City Furniture preordered five Tesla Semis, the electric-powered Class 8 truck that has received orders from such firms as DHL Supply Chain, FedEx Corp., J.B. Hunt Transport Services, UPS Inc. and Walmart Inc.
April 30, 2018Search
Showing 10 of 11126 results
Great Dane Becomes First Trailer Maker to Join Blockchain Group
Great Dane announced that it became the first trailer maker to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance, which is dedicated to the development of blockchain standards for the freight industry
April 30, 2018Trimble’s David Wangler Dies at 56
David Wangler, president of TMW Systems and Trimble’s transportation software division, died April 26 at the age of 56, the company said.
April 27, 2018Project44, KeepTruckin Partner on Data Visibility
Trucking technology provider KeepTruckin and digital transportation and logistics network operator project44 announced a partnership to increase and improve the visibility of electronic logging device and GPS-based data and provide it to their clients.
April 27, 2018LG Acquires ZKW in Its Largest Takeover; Focus Shifts to Lighting Self-Driving Cars
South Korean electronics group LG aims to become the world leader in lighting self-driving cars, by taking over Austrian car lights specialist ZKW for an estimated $1.3 billion, LG announced April 26.
April 26, 2018FMCSA Announces Delay of Rule Involving Driver Medical Cards
A new federal rule due for implementation in June that would eliminate the need for truck drivers to carry their medical cards has been delayed for three years due to a hack of the registry of certified medical examiners in December.
April 26, 2018Tesla Autopilot Chief Jim Keller Latest Executive to Leave Company
Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot chief, Jim Keller, has left the company, the latest in a rash of executive departures at the electric-car maker led by CEO Elon Musk.
April 26, 2018Stord Receives $2.4 Million in Venture Capital Funding
Stord, a company launched two years ago by teenage entrepreneurs Sean Henry and Jacob Boudreau, has received $2.4 million in venture capital funding from a group of investors led by Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Dynamo.
April 25, 2018Road to Zero Coalition Charts Ambitious Goal to Reduce Traffic Deaths by 2050
National Safety Council CEO Deborah Hersman noted the goal of the newly formed Road to Zero Coalition is to dramatically reduce traffic deaths.
April 25, 2018Jaguar CEO Ralf Speth Says Nobody Can Go It Alone in Autonomous Driving
Jaguar Land Rover, which is teaming with Waymo to develop autonomous vehicles, is testing the technology predominantly in the United Kingdom and sharpening efforts to make the roads safer with such cars, CEO Ralf Speth said.
April 25, 2018