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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.

BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Schneider Passes Halfway Mark in Conversion to AMTs

Truckload carrier Schneider announced it has converted more than half of its heavy-duty trucks to automated manual transmissions and expects to complete the process in 2019.

August 22, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Flytrex Provides Drones for Grocery Delivery in Iceland

Goods are literally flying off the shelves today in Iceland as online retailer Aha launches what it calls the world’s first autonomous drone delivery system in an urban setting.

August 22, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Wyoming Plans to Test Connected Vehicle Technology on Trucks

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is preparing to test connected vehicle technology in trucks and government vehicles along Interstate 80 to reduce the number of accidents that occur during the state’s treacherous winter months.

August 22, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyLogisticsAutonomousTCA

$90 Million Driverless Vehicle Test Track Takes Shape in Florida

Florida’s best hope to develop self-driving vehicles might lie with an iconic-looking campus and a $90 million test track being built 40 miles southwest of Orlando.

August 22, 2017
BusinessTechnology

ArrowStream Taps Todd Jackson For New COO Post

ArrowStream Inc., a Chicago-based logistics and supply chain technology company for the food service industry, announced the appointment of Todd Jackson to the newly created position of chief operating officer.

August 22, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Chinese Autonomous Truck Startup Opens Research Facility in Arizona

A Chinese startup company developing self-driving technology for commercial trucking has opened a facility in Tucson for research and testing — including a planned Tucson-Phoenix run with an autonomous truck.

August 22, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Details Added to ELD Workshops at GATS on Aug. 24, 26

Federal trucking regulators will be in Dallas Aug. 24-26 to hear from drivers about concerns they may have regarding the Dec. 18 implementation of electronic logging devices.

August 21, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

NACFE Announces Variety of Routes, Trucks, Components Set for Run On Less

Run on Less, a first-of-its kind roadshow to demonstrate how trucks use technology to achieve fuel efficiency, is set to begin.

August 21, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA

Colorado DOT Purchases World’s First Automated Self-Driving Construction Vehicle

When Robert Roy was helping to create the world’s first self-driving construction truck, he traveled across the country and talked to people in the construction industry. One of the people he spoke with, the president of a company in Louisiana, told him the story of how one of his employees almost died while working on a highway.

August 21, 2017
BusinessTechnology

Goodyear Names Christopher Helsel Chief Technology Officer

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. named Christopher Helsel chief technology officer, effective Sept. 1, amid rapid and profound changes in the industry, according to the company.

August 21, 2017