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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Volvo Shares Fall After Outlining Truck Production Cuts

Volvo AB declined after saying it will gradually reduce production in line with normalizing demand after years of supply chain disruptions that left manufacturers with record order banks.

January 26, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Xos Class 8 Tractor Start of Production Remains on Schedule

Xos鈥 plans for manufacturing a Class 8 tractor remain on schedule even as the electric truck maker sought to bolster its finances earlier in January, CEO Dakota Semler told Transport Topics.

January 25, 2024
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousFor-HirePrivate

Kodiak Opens Truck Port at Ryder Facility in Houston

Kodiak Robotics opened a second truck port for its autonomous semis at a Ryder System Inc. fleet maintenance facility in Houston, the companies said Jan. 23.

January 25, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Daimler Truck to Explore Abu Dhabi鈥檚 Green Hydrogen Supply

Daimler Truck AG and Abu Dhabi agreed to explore the Gulf state鈥檚 supply of green hydrogen to power future fuel cell rigs in Europe.

January 25, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Governors From 16 States Ask Biden to Roll Back EV Mandates

Governors from 16 states have sent a letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to rescind his electric vehicle mandates in favor of letting the market determine adoption.

January 25, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

Tesla Q4 Earnings Fall Short of Analyst Estimates

DETROIT 鈥 Tesla鈥檚 net income more than doubled last quarter thanks to a one-time tax benefit, but it warned of 鈥渘otably lower鈥 sales growth this year.

January 24, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyTCA

German Charging Firm EcoG to Locate Headquarters in Detroit

EcoG, a German electric vehicle charger company, plans to invest $14.4 million to establish its American headquarters in Detroit, with the help of a grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund.

January 24, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Samsara Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Motive

Fleet telematics provider Samsara filed a patent infringement lawsuit alleging that competitor Motive Technologies has covertly stolen its technology patents and adopted them as its own.

January 24, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Hydrogen Company Plug Power Closes In on $1.6 Billion Loan

Plug Power Inc. surged the most in three years after the hydrogen company said it鈥檚 getting close to finalizing a $1.6 billion loan from the U.S. Energy Department.

January 23, 2024
GovernmentTechnologyGlobal FreightTCA

USPS Installs EV Chargers in Atlanta, Will Expand Nationwide

This week, USPS unveiled its first set of EV charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center, the first of hundreds that will be installed at centers nationwide this year.

January 23, 2024