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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.

GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Driver Training, Documentation Can Smooth ELD Inspections, Experts Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Fleets can promote smooth roadside inspections of electronic logs by ensuring that their drivers understand the devices installed in their trucks and keep proper documentation in the cab, enforcement and technology experts said.

March 1, 2018
BusinessTechnology

New Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer Outlines Vision for Telematics Company

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 New Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer said the company will remain open to further acquisitions as it pursues new ways to convert the ever-growing amount of data collected by fleets into deeper business insights.

March 1, 2018
BusinessTechnology

Artificial Intelligence: A New Look for Business Productivity Tools

While artificial intelligence is increasingly being applied on a massive scale to alter the very nature of how the world works, it turns out AI is also very good at making everyday drudgery disappear.

March 1, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA

Self-Driving Firm Aurora Innovation Lands $90 Million Investment

Aurora Innovation鈥檚 2018 is off to a booming start. The self-driving car company with offices in Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley started the year announcing partnerships with Hyundai and Volkswagen.

February 28, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA

Ford is Arriving With a Solution to Miami鈥檚 Terrible Drivers: Eliminate Them

On Feb. 27, Ford announced it had chosen Miami-Dade to be the first large-scale test site of its self-driving vehicle fleet.

February 27, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA

Self-Driving Cars With No In-Vehicle Backup Driver Get OK for California Public Roads

Self-driving cars with no human backup behind the wheel will be legal on California roads for testing and transporting the public starting April 2.

February 27, 2018
BusinessTechnology

Omnitracs Announces Unified Software Platform

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Omnitracs announced plans to launch a unified software platform for its mobile communications systems, a move designed to provide fleets with greater flexibility during a time of rapid change for the trucking industry.

February 27, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

FMCSA Clarifies ELD Guidance for Horse Haulers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a new slate of guidelines to mitigate confusion over whether livestock haulers, including those who transport their horses, are required to install electronic logging devices on their trucks or possess a commercial driver license.

February 26, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Tell Us Your Vision of the Future of Logistics

How will technology and innovation change the business of transportation and logistics? That鈥檚 a question we are exploring as part of a series of articles on the theme, 鈥淣avigating the Future,鈥 in Transport Topics this year.

February 26, 2018