Paul Burgoyne has been in the transportation industry for 25 years, and the Poland, Ohio resident knows the ins and outs of the industry, and its problems.
September 25, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyFuelAutonomous
Safety, Productivity to Improve With Proliferation of Autonomous Trucks, Executives Say
ATLANTA 鈥 Advancements in the technology facilitating autonomous trucks will enhance safety and productivity across the freight sector, two executives helping to drive the issue said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 25.
September 25, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
DTNA Already Working on Phase 2 GHG Compliance
ATLANTA 鈥 Presentations by Daimler Trucks North America looked to the future, including the notion of CascadiaE, an all-electric Class 8 the parent company of Freightliner Trucks might one day produce.
September 25, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Lytx to Launch Expanded Video Services
Lytx Inc., provider of the DriveCam video-based safety system, is preparing to launch an added service designed to eliminate operational blind spots through expanded use of onboard video.
September 25, 2017BusinessTechnologyLogistics
Truckstop.com Adds LTL Insurance
Truckstop.com introduced a less-than-truckload option for its CargoShield insurance product, it said.
September 22, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyEditorial
Editorial: King Sisyphus, Driver Manager
A parallel can be drawn between Greek mythology and the predicament trucking managers face in recruiting and retaining drivers.
September 21, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Uber Unveils Second Generation Self-Driving Car in Pittsburgh
Uber is taking the co-driver out of its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh as the company rolls out the second generation of its autonomous Volvo SUVs.
September 21, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
'Smart Car' Technology May Make Roads Safer, but Some Fear Data Hacks
Autonomous vehicles are the wave of a rapidly approaching future that is already bringing increasing amounts of 鈥渟mart鈥 technology to cars and trucks, and could eventually make passengers of everyone in a vehicle.
September 21, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
AAA Study: Onboard Safety Systems Could Prevent 63,000 Large Truck Crashes
Equipping large trucks with advanced safety technologies has the potential to prevent up to 63,000 truck-related crashes each year, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
September 21, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Best Self-Driving Vehicle Tech Going Nowhere as Rules Stall Under Trump
The technology that gives cars superpowers to see around corners and through walls won鈥檛 be on the first self-driving rides hitting the road in the next few years.
September 21, 2017