Robots have long been maligned for job-snatching. Now you can add depressing wages and promoting inequality to your list of automation-related grievances.
March 28, 2017BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Is Uber's Self-Driving Program Veering Off Track?
A self-driving car flipped on its side seems guaranteed to make humans think twice about riding with a robot.
March 28, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 28: Ports Call for Infrastructure Funding Too
Ports play a key role in freight transportation, delivering U.S. products to markets around the world. And just like bridges and roads, they are in need of infrastructure upgrades. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 28, 2017BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Uber to Suspend Autonomous Tests After Arizona Accident
Uber Technologies Inc. is suspending its self-driving car program after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact crash in Tempe, Arizona, the latest incident for a company reeling from multiple crises.
March 27, 2017BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomousLogisticsTechnologyEquipment
Tonnage Down 2.8% in February From Year Ago
Truck tonnage dropped 2.8% in February year-over-year, reversing January’s positive momentum, but American Trucking Associations’ chief economist maintains that freight activity remained strong considering February 2016 was a record-setting month.
March 27, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Bendix Promotes Safety Tech, Air Disc Brakes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The rising adoption of active safety technology and air disc brakes is building a stronger foundation for the movement toward autonomous trucks, executives with Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 27, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnology
2017 MATS
TT reporters sit with industry executives and experts to discuss the state of the trucking industry at 2017 MATS.
March 25, 2017Special CoverageBusinessTechnology
Rand McNally Introduces Next-Gen Navigation Device
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rand McNally introduced its next-generation truck navigation device here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 23, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 21: Bridges Aren't Making the Grade
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation's bridges a grade of C+ in its quadrennial report card. ASCE's Tom Smith and ARTBA's Alison Black hope it doesn't take a disaster to get Congress to invest in infrastructure repairs. Watch separate video interviews, part of the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 21, 2017Letters to the EditorBusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyLogistics
Letters: Entry-Level Driver Training, Cost Containment
Readers discuss the regulatory side of entry-level driver training and the best way to maximize profit is containing costs.
March 20, 2017