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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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Campbell Is Testing Online Soup Delivery

Campbell Soup Co. is testing an online service that will deliver soups to customers’ doors, part of an effort by the 148-year-old food giant to shake off a sales slump and update its business model.

December 1, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

ACT Seeks Participants in Study of Electric Vehicle Market

ACT Research Co. is developing a multiclient study to define a vision of the United States and Canada market potential for electric medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles stretching into the year 2035.

December 1, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA

General Motors Says Self-Driving Taxi Fleets Coming in 2019

Big fleets of robot taxis — with no backup drivers — from General Motors could hit the streets of San Francisco and other cities in less than two years, the company said Nov. 30.

December 1, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Analysis: Recent Merger in China May Herald a Revolution in Hauling Freight

On Nov. 27, China’s two largest apps for delivering Uber-like services for truckers and cargo owners agreed to merge. The resulting $2 billion behemoth is likely to reduce delays, cut down on pollution and improve life for the country’s 30 million truck drivers.

December 1, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Warehouses Are Getting Bigger, Taller, Faster

Those boxes piling up on your doorstep over the holidays don’t ship from Santa’s workshop. As Americans spend more money shopping online, real estate developers are sinking record amounts of money into new warehouse space, building bigger, taller structures to meet the needs of e-commerce — and the robots that help it along.

December 1, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Canadian ELD Mandate Would Improve Safety, Efficiency, Industry Stakeholders Say

Mandating electronic logging devices in Canada would separate conscientious fleets from those who do not prioritize safety, according to Stephen Laskowski, president of the Ontario Trucking Association and the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

November 30, 2017
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

BP’s New Existential Question: How to Advertise to a Machine

The anticipated proliferation of driverless cars will bring a brand new problem for the world’s biggest oil companies -- how to advertise to a machine.

November 30, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Uber’s Well-Paid ‘Whistle Blower’ Slammed by In-House Lawyer

An Uber Technologies Inc. security manager who was paid $4.5 million over his termination was derided by one of the company’s top internal lawyers as a thief and “extortionist†who made “fantastical†allegations of unethical conduct inside the company.

November 30, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Key Lawmakers Defend ELD Mandate

WASHINGTON — A fast-approaching mandate on electronic logging devices would enhance safety across the trucking and freight sectors, Democrats on the House Small Business Committee said Nov. 29.

November 29, 2017