Trucking technology supplier PeopleNet announced it acquired Cadec Global Inc. in a move that expands the company’s reach in the food-service and private-fleet sectors.
June 1, 2015BusinessTechnology
Many High-Tech Firms Adopt ‘Right-Shoring’ Supply-Chain Strategy, UPS Survey Finds
Many high-tech companies have adopted a “right-shoring†strategy for their manufacturing supply chains, an approach that balances factors such as cost, quality and transit time, according to UPS Inc.’s fifth-annual Change in the (Supply) Chain survey.
May 29, 2015BusinessTechnology
Former Sylectus President to Lead Startup TMS Firm
Full Circle TMS, a new provider of Web-based transportation management software, announced Stuart Sutton will be CEO of the startup company.
May 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
White House Completes Review of Heavy-Vehicle Electronic Stability Control System Rule
The White House Office of Management and Budget has completed its review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s final rule on electronic stability control systems for heavy vehicles, bringing it a step closer to publication.
May 27, 2015BusinessTechnology
PeopleNet Acquires Cadec to Expand Its Technology for the Private-Fleet Sector
Trucking technology supplier PeopleNet has acquired Cadec Global Inc. in a move that expands the company’s fleet-management offerings for the foodservice and private-fleet sectors.
May 26, 2015BusinessTechnology
CarrierWeb Appoints James Gamache President
Trucking technology supplier CarrierWeb has appointed James Gamache president of U.S. operations.
May 22, 2015GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Replay: LiveOnWeb Reporter Roundtable Examines Highway Funding
To recap Infrastructure Week, LiveOnWeb Reporter Roundtable pulls top transportation insiders from Transport Topics, CQ Roll Call, POLITICO Pro and Bloomberg BNA for additional perspectives – what was accomplished and what’s the prognosis for a highway fund solution? Watch the replay.
May 18, 2015BusinessTechnology
Self-Driving Truck Technology Advances
While self-driving trucks may still seem like a concept that is several years from becoming reality, using wireless communications to connect commercial trucks with each other and signals from the infrastructure may be just around the corner.
May 18, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyAutonomous
Daimler’s Bernhard Wants Governments to Speed Approval of Self-Driving Trucks
Speaking at the Hoover Dam in Nevada just prior to formally introducing the Freightliner Inspiration autonomous-driving truck, Wolfgang Bernhard, head of Daimler’s global truck and bus unit, said “whoever has the regulatory framework in place†will be the first to get autonomous vehicles.
May 18, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Former DOT Chief to Congress: Raise Gas Tax 10¢, Index it
WASHINGTON — A way for Congress to ensure long-term funding for the country's highway system would be to approve a 10-cent gas tax increase and index the tax to inflation, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Transport Topics May 13.
May 13, 2015