Transport Topics Managing Editor/Features Seth Clevenger talks about the future of autonomous trucks, the ELD mandate, the ongoing driver shortage and spends some time on electric trucks with financial-services company The Motley Fool.
January 26, 2018Fleet Equipment News
Commercial freight transportation is a machine-based business. Highly technical equipment and advanced engineering are at the center of supply chain and require constant innovation. Transport Topics equipment coverage focuses on the machines and other physical assets that make delivery possible. It looks closely at available truck, trailer, and chassis models, developments in the engineering space, and maintenance innovations and best practices.
Podcast: Transport Topics' Seth Clevenger on the Future of Autonomous Trucks
Bendix Expands Brake Shoe Options
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake announced a steel, coreless shoe with its Bendix Basic Friction or Bendix Advanced Friction lines.
January 26, 2018Concerned About Self-Driving Cars? Youre Not Alone
As automakers push aggressive time frames for introducing driverless vehicles, the outreach needed to convince the public that the technology represents a positive development appears still to be wanting.
January 26, 2018Used Class 8 Prices Up in December; Sales Slip on Fewer Days
The average used Class 8 vehicle in December sold for a higher price, had less mileage and was slightly newer compared with a year earlier, according to ACT Research Co.
January 25, 2018Port of Long Beach Sets Record for Container Volume in a Year
The Port of Long Beach recovered from a rocky 2016 with a record-setting year in 2017, moving 7.5 million industry-standard twenty-foot-equivalent units, the ports leader announced at the State of the Port address Jan. 24.
January 25, 2018Apple Expands California Self-Driving Test Fleet to 27 Cars
Apple Inc. has expanded its California self-driving test fleet to 27 vehicles as it accelerates efforts to catch up with competitors such as Alphabet Inc.s Waymo.
January 25, 2018Second US Safety Agency to Investigate Tesla Autopilot Crash
A second federal safety agency has opened an investigation of an accident in which a Tesla car on Autopilot rammed into a parked fire truck.
January 25, 2018Caterpillar Tops Estimates Again With a Bright Outlook for 2018
If you want more evidence of a broadening expansion in the global economy, look no further than Caterpillar Inc.
January 25, 2018Massachusetts Creates Commission on Disruptive Technologies Like Self-Driving Cars
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Jan. 23 created the commission through an executive order and appointed his former chief of staff, Steve Kadish, as the chairman.
January 24, 2018Self-Driving Car Crash Highlights Tricky Legal Question
General Motors is in a race to be the first company to mass produce self-driving cars, but a recent crash with a San Francisco motorcyclist has illustrated the tricky challenge of assigning blame when an autonomous vehicle gets in an accident.
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