Last-mile delivery problems by package delivery firms have propelled the development of an artificial intelligence-based software system designed to help merchants track their packages along the last mile and fix problems before they touch customers.
March 13, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
Robot Rides Are Going to Deliver Pizza and Parcels Before People
In the wait for self-driving technology, cellphone toting tech bros may have to cede their spot in line to pizzas, Craigslist couches and the mounting ephemera of e-commerce.
March 13, 2018BusinessTechnologyFuel
Momentum Adds Enhanced Electronics Communication System
Momentum Fuel Technologies introduced GreenLync 2.0, an enhanced electronics communication system for its line of compressed natural gas fuel systems for Class 6-8 trucks.
March 12, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnology
California Highway Patrol Program Catches L.A. Cargo Crooks
The California Highway Patrol Cargo Theft Interdiction Program in February arrested 15 members of a suspected theft crew in Los Angeles County following a seven-month investigation of organized commercial burglary. The total value of the stolen cargo was more than $1 million.
March 12, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentTCA
PeopleNet’s Cameras Get More Eyes on the Road to Help Make Better Drivers
More eyes on the road can help make car and truck operators better drivers. hat’s the idea behind the Video Intelligence system from Minnetonka, Minn.,-based PeopleNet.
March 12, 2018BusinessTechnology
Verizon Launches Fleet Telematics Division
The spread of fleet telematics through the trucking industry expanded with the official launch of Verizon Connect. Telecom giant Verizon Communications has put under a single brand its fleet and mobile workforce management software products.
March 12, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
‘Lockout-Tagout’ Helps Fleets Ensure the Safety of Technicians
The work of servicing and maintaining a fleet of trucks presents a wide assortment of potential dangers to technicians, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “lockout-tagout†regulations provide guidance to reduce the risk of injury or death.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Lighting the Way
Today’s fleets are increasingly shifting toward LED headlights, not only for truck drivers’ safety but also to improve maintenance and the overall operation of the truck, industry experts said.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Technology Could Attract New Truck Maintenance Technicians
The trucking industry needs to hire about 30,000 maintenance technicians to keep up with demand.
March 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
Alphabet’s Waymo Takes on Freight in Atlanta With Driverless Semis
Waymo will start testing a fleet of autonomous freight trucks in Georgia’s capital that will take deliveries to Google’s data centers.
March 9, 2018