Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. We examined Amazon.com and a future transportation network in which human couriers work alongside an array of automated vehicles to bring goods directly to consumers. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
April 20, 2016Business, Technology
PeopleNet Offers Software on Zebra's Rugged Handheld Device
PeopleNet said its mobile fleet-management software is now certified to run on Zebra Technologies’ Symbol TC70 rugged handheld device.
April 25, 2016Business, Technology
Replay: LiveOnWeb on On-Demand Delivery
Business, Technology
Ginsberg’s Implements Appian Routing Software
New York-area foodservice distributor Ginsberg’s Foods is implementing Appian routing and scheduling software from TMW Systems, the companies announced in a joint statement.
April 19, 2016Business, Technology
Spireon Introduces Reefer Telematics Product
Trailer tracking provider Spireon Inc. has introduced its first telematics product for refrigerated trailers.
April 18, 2016Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Cass Freight Index Dips 1.5% in March from 2015 Level
Cass Information Systems’ freight index, based primarily on trucking, dipped 1.5% in March on a year-over-year basis, but gained 1.4% from February of this year.
April 18, 2016Business, Technology
Omnitracs Launches Sylectus Mobile On Demand Feature
Fleet-management services provider Omnitracs said its Sylectus Mobile On Demand feature is now available.
April 18, 2016Business, Technology
Cellcontrol, TomTom Partner to Reduce Distracted Driving
Cellcontrol, a provider of technology that prevents mobile device use while a vehicle is in motion, has teamed with navigation and mapping provider TomTom to reduce distracted driving among fleets.
April 18, 2016Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
ELD Mandate Poses Special Challenge for Truck Leasing, Rental Operations
As the trucking industry prepares for the federal electronic logging mandate, carriers and equipment providers are grappling with one of the murkier aspects of the regulation — how to use the technology in lease and rental vehicles.
April 18, 2016Equipment, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Tech Training, No-Water Batteries, Portable Lift Systems Among New Products
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The recent annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council included a spacious exhibit hall filled with vendors hoping to lure truck maintenance directors into making purchases for their shops back home.
April 15, 2016Equipment, Business, Fuel, Government, Technology, Safety
Leaf Spring Vs. Air Ride: Opinions Differ on Suspensions
Maryland-based Ramar Moving Systems hauls specialty items such as art, satellites and, once, a moon buggy.
April 15, 2016