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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.

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Security Robot Cuts Crime for XPO

A security robot that XPO Logistics deployed at its Atlanta logistics facility has reduced incidents in the parking lot and the building’s exterior to zero in the first six months it has been monitoring the area.

April 5, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyEditorial

Editorial: So Far, So Good for ELD Compliance

The adoption of federally mandated electronic logging devices has been a major transition for the trucking industry, but at this point it appears that most longhaul truckers are now using the technology to track their hours of service. While it’s still too soon to get a complete sense of where the industry stands with respect to ELD compliance, the early indications have been positive as enforcement tightens.

April 5, 2018
GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentSafety

A Day at the Inspection Pit

Photos from Level I inspections in Virginia two days after the ELD mandate soft-enforcement period ended.

April 5, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Self-Driving Cars Are On North Carolina Turnpike Authority’s Radar

The fatal crash involving an Uber self-driving car in Arizona last month has not dissuaded the North Carolina Turnpike Authority from urging companies to test autonomous vehicles on the Triangle Expressway in western Wake County.

April 5, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Autonomous Vehicle Policy Legislation Awaits Senate Action

Legislation meant to facilitate the development of self-driving cars awaiting floor consideration in the Senate is among the measures on the chamber’s docket when senators return to Capitol Hill April 9 from the Easter recess.

April 5, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Stoneridge Seeks FMCSA Exemption to Allow Camera Monitoring System

Stoneridge Inc. has requested an exemption to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles with the company’s MirrorEye Camera Monitor System installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by federal regulations. Stoneridge said it has developed, tested and manufactured the digital camera system to improve safety by providing truck and bus drivers with an enhanced field of view.

April 5, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Transport Topics Wins Seven Azbee Business Publication Regional Awards

Transport Topics collected Azbee Awards of Excellence in seven categories — including gold for best website redesign — April 4 as 2018 winners were announced by the American Society of Business Publication Editors for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

April 4, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

A Day at the Inspection Pit: Truck Drivers Display ELD Compliance

DUMFRIES, Va. — Under gray skies on the cold morning of April 3, Sgt. Steve Vilbert of the Virginia State Police lay in wait on an Interstate 95 exit ramp ready to nab any truck driver who hadn’t installed an electronic logging device on his truck. Just two days after a soft-enforcement period for ELD usage had ended, history told Vilbert there could be some violators.

April 4, 2018
GovernmentTechnologyFuelAutonomous

ATRI Announces Top 2018 Research Priorities

Planning cities to better accommodate trucks is one area of study the American Transportation Research Institute will delve into further this year, according to a press release issued by the organization April 2. ATRI’s board of directors recently approved the 2018 top research priorities identified by the institute’s Research Advisory Committee.

April 4, 2018
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Toyota Talks Self-Driving Cars and the Real Reason the Automaker Suspended Testing

When a woman crossing an Arizona street was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber car late last month, it sparked a swift public reckoning over the near-term future of autonomous vehicle testing on public roads.

April 3, 2018