Faced with a challenging freight business environment and growing e-commerce, XPO Logistics Inc. said it will add two new technology platforms, a cloud-based marketplace in Europe and a labor-productivity tracking system in at least 200 warehouses.
March 12, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Pilot Flying J Announces Online Service Portal
Pilot Flying J announced the launch of its new virtual maintenance system, Fleet Center.
March 11, 2019BusinessTechnologyFuel
Lion Electric Announces Battery-Electric Class 8
The Lion Electric Co. announced its first all-electric Class 8, a day cab model.
March 11, 2019BusinessTechnologyLogistics
Tesla to Raise Prices, Close Fewer Stores Than Announced
Tesla Inc. plans to raise average vehicle prices by about 3% globally after it decided to shut down fewer stores than it previously announced.
March 11, 2019BusinessTechnology
Spectrum Equity Invests in Tracking Firm Agilis
Spectrum Equity has made a significant investment in Agilis Systems, a software-as-a-service telematics business used by trucking firms, according to an Agilis news release. Terms were not disclosed.
March 11, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Preco Enhances PreView Side Defender System
Preco Electronics announced its PreView Side Defender II now provides radar-based blind-spot detection in addition to lane-change detection for trucks.
March 11, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Bendix Wingman Fusion System Standard on International On-Highway Models
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced its Wingman Fusion enhanced collision mitigation technology now is standard on International Truck on-highway vehicles, including the LoneStar, LT Series and RH Series.
March 11, 2019BusinessTechnologyLogistics
Fighting Fakes Was a Big Reason Behind Amazon’s Big Vendor Purge
Amazon.com on March 9 hinted that fighting counterfeits was a reason for its sudden and unexplained purge of thousands of vendors that sowed panic among longtime suppliers.
March 11, 2019BusinessTechnologyLogistics
WiseTech Global Acquires Singapore Firm Containerchain
WiseTech Global, a logistics company based in Sydney, has acquired Containerchain, a container logistics provider that does business in Asia, Europe and the United States, according to a WiseTech news release.
March 8, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuel
2019 TMC Photo Gallery
Look back at photos from American Trucking Associations' 2019 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, March 17-21.
March 8, 2019