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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.

BusinessTechnologySafety

Ryder, Uber Achieve Service Milestone

Ryder System Inc., which offers supply chain, dedicated transportation and commercial fleet management services, announced its 100,000th ride using Uber for Business to access transportation for drivers and technicians to and from both Ryder and customer locations.

June 19, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

House Policymakers Consider Multiyear Highway Bill

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the U.S. House continued to debate a five-year, $494 billion highway policy bill on June 18, a day after kicking off the measure鈥檚 consideration.

June 18, 2020
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Ford Takes on Tesla With Hands-Free Driving for Electric Mustang

Ford Motor Co. plans to install a hands-free driving system on its electric Mustang Mach-E model coming later this year as it attempts to muscle in on the high-tech turf now dominated by Tesla Inc.

June 18, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Tesla 爱豆传媒s In on Austin, Texas, for Cybertruck Site

Tesla Inc. is zeroing in on an area in southeast Austin, Texas, for the electric-car maker鈥檚 second U.S. auto factory as Elon Musk prepares to choose a site for its production base of a new pickup truck.

June 18, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Carriers Face August Deadline to Identify Specific Chinese Tech

American Trucking Associations and a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led coalition are sounding the alarm over a provision tucked into the more than 700-page 2019 Defense Authorization Act that requires federal government contractors to by mid-August rid their companies of prohibited components manufactured by five Chinese companies.

June 18, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

VTNA Deploys First Electric Class 8 at SoCal Dealership

Volvo Trucks North America has deployed its first pilot VNR Electric Class 8 vehicle in Southern California at its TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana.

June 18, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyTop 100

TT Wins Five ASBPE Regional Awards

Transport Topics has won five 鈥淎zbee鈥 awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors in the Mid-Atlantic region, including gold awards in three categories.

June 17, 2020
BusinessTechnologyFuelTCA

Volkswagen, Battery Firm Eye Pilot Plant for Electric SUV Production

Volkswagen has boosted its stake by $200 million in a San Jose, Calif., company that targets solid state battery technology, and the two partners are looking at setting up a pilot plant.

June 17, 2020
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Uber to Sell Software, Starting With Four-Van Transit Service

Uber Technologies Inc. is getting into software. The company is making the technology that powers its ride-hailing business available to others, starting with public transit agencies.

June 17, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyLogisticsAutonomous

FHWA Grant Supports Automated Truck Corridor on Interstate 70

A team of partners including the Indiana and Ohio departments of transportation has been awarded a federal grant of $4.4 million in support of an automated truck corridor.

June 17, 2020