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In Break From Otto, Uber Upgrades Lidar to Third-Party, Off-the-Shelf System

Uber has upgraded its trucks to its Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) technology stack, and they are driving on freeways around San Francisco.

July 6, 2017

TMC Details 58 Recommended Practices in 2017 Supplement

American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council released its 2017 Recommended Practice Supplement, featuring 58 new or revised recommended practices, with a goal of increasing equipment maintenance efficiencies.

June 30, 2017

Researchers Studying Wireless Transfer of Electricity to Vehicles

Scientists at Stanford University have succeeded in wirelessly transmitting electricity to a nearby moving object, the wide-ranging implications of which could affect the recharging of electric cars and trucks, robots and cellphones.

June 29, 2017

Volvo Touts New Piston Design That Helps Enhance Fuel Efficiency

A new design in engine pistons is increasing fuel efficiency and reducing particulate matter in Volvo Trucks North America’s heavy-duty D11 and D13 engines.

June 29, 2017

Maersk Says Systems Back in Action After Cyberattack

Maersk Line, one of the world’s largest container shipping companies, said June 28 its cargo booking system was back up and running after a global cyberattack crippled its IT networks a day earlier

June 29, 2017

FedEx’s TNT Unit ‘Significantly’ Affected by Cyberattack

FedEx Corp. said the worldwide operations and communications systems of its TNT Express unit in Europe have been “significantly†affected by a cyberattack, causing delays in deliveries.

June 29, 2017

XPO Plans 'Testing Ground' for the Future of Logistics

XPO Logistics is designing a testing center for the next generation of supply chain management, which would automate warehousing, CEO Brad Jacobs told Transport Topics in a one-on-one interview.

June 27, 2017

Amazon to Become Major Produce Shipper With Purchase of Whole Foods

With its pending purchase of the Whole Foods grocery chain, Amazon.com will become a major shipper for fresh produce, a transport market that has always been difficult and is now getting even more challenging.

June 28, 2017

These Truckers Work Alongside the Coders Trying to Reconfigure Their Jobs

Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them “the talk.â€

June 26, 2017