The push to automate freight brokering is gaining momentum with technology startup Convoy raising $62 million to accelerate its growth plans and Uber Freight adding features and expanding into new markets since its May launch.
August 3, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment
PeopleNet Adds Tire-Pressure Integration With Continental
Fleet telematics provider PeopleNet has added an integration with a tire pressure monitoring system from tire maker Continental Corp.
August 3, 2017Technology, Equipment
ALK Introduces PC Miler 31
ALK Technologies recently announced the availability of PC Miler 31, the latest version of its flagship truck routing, mileage and mapping software.
August 3, 2017Business, Technology, Logistics
Convoy, Uber Accelerate Push to Match Carriers With Loads Via Mobile Apps
Business, Technology
FourKites Partners With 3GTMS to Enhance Shipping Processes
FourKites has announced a partnership with 3GTMS, a provider of Tier 1 transportation management software, to create a platform designed for enhanced shipping.
August 1, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
Warehouse Forklifts Finally Give Hydrogen Power a Reason to Be
His tiny company, Plug Power Inc., makes hydrogen fuel cells, and for years he struggled to find customers. No longer. In April, Amazon.com Inc. agreed to try out the technology in forklift fleets at 10 of its warehouses.
July 31, 2017Business, Technology, Logistics
Amazon’s Warehouses Remind Market That Dominating E-Commerce Has a Price
Amazon.com Inc. reminded investors that luring shoppers away from stores and dominating the cloud-computing industry isn’t cheap.
July 28, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Unions Urge Slowdown as Self-Driving Car Laws Pick Up Speed
Labor unions are urging a slowdown as lawmakers fast-track legislation to allow self-driving vehicles on the road, a potential boon to some union jobs and an existential threat to others.
July 28, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
DTNA Expands Connected Truck Services
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — Daimler Trucks North America continues to expand its connected vehicle services to provide fleets with a broader arsenal of information and analytics tools they can use to make better business decisions.
July 27, 2017Government, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Congressional Panel Moves to Give Feds Say Over Self-Driving Vehicles
A U.S. House committee July 27 approved legislation to give the federal government final say over the performance of self-driving vehicles, a measure that would preempt states from trying to set their own standards.
July 27, 2017Business, Technology
4 ELD Myths and What You Should Know About Bundled Solutions
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July 27, 2017