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Amazon Expands Delivery Trial That Could Hurt FedEx, UPS

Amazon.com Inc. is expanding a service launched to make more groceries, cleaning supplies and other products available for quick delivery directly from merchants without overwhelming the e-commerce giant’s warehouses with additional inventory, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News.

January 29, 2018

ELD Compliance: More Thoughts From Key Executives

More comments from key executives on the state of ELD compliance, one month after the mandate went into effect.

January 26, 2018

Mack Adds Split-Shaft Function for mDrive HD AMT

Mack Trucks introduced split-shaft functionality for its Mack mDRIVE HD automated manual transmission to provide customers with high-demand power takeoff.

January 26, 2018

Podcast: Transport Topics' Seth Clevenger on the Future of Autonomous Trucks

Transport Topics Managing Editor/Features Seth Clevenger talks about the future of autonomous trucks, the ELD mandate, the ongoing driver shortage and spends some time on electric trucks with financial-services company The Motley Fool.

January 26, 2018

Concerned About Self-Driving Cars? You’re Not Alone

As automakers push aggressive time frames for introducing driverless vehicles, the outreach needed to convince the public that the technology represents a positive development appears still to be wanting.

January 26, 2018

ELD Compliance Rises, but Training, Enforcement Still Problematic

Compliance with a federal mandate to use electronic logging devices to record driver hours of service is on the rise, but the rollout is causing challenges for some carriers and drivers.

January 25, 2018

Fleet, 22-Year-Old’s Logistics Startup, Raises Another $10 Million

At 14, an age when other kids want video games and gadgets, Max Lock wanted a job.

January 25, 2018

Autonomous Technology Not Impacting Trucking Jobs in Short Term, Officials Say

WASHINGTON — The adoption of advanced autonomous and connected vehicle applications will not disrupt the employment landscape for commercial drivers in the next few years, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) told automotive executives Jan. 25.

January 25, 2018

Apple Expands California Self-Driving Test Fleet to 27 Cars

Apple Inc. has expanded its California self-driving test fleet to 27 vehicles as it accelerates efforts to catch up with competitors such as Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo.

January 25, 2018

Second US Safety Agency to Investigate Tesla ‘Autopilot’ Crash

A second federal safety agency has opened an investigation of an accident in which a Tesla car on “Autopilot†rammed into a parked fire truck.

January 25, 2018