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Daimler’s Emissions Issues Mount With Truck Engine Sale Stop

Daimler AG halted deliveries of one type of diesel engine for trucks over their emissions setup, less than a month after recalling 774,000 autos with prohibited shutoff devices.

July 9, 2018

Port Authorities of Georgia, South Carolina Partner to Tackle Chassis Shortage

The Georgia and South Carolina port authorities are teaming up to ensure that cargo continues to move in the region.

July 9, 2018

Cooper Adds Tire Sizes for Specialty Trailers

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. added new sizes to its Roadmaster RM272 tire line, which is engineered to withstand the demands of drop deck and spread axle trailers.

July 5, 2018

Cummins to Acquire Silicon Valley’s Efficient Drivetrains

Cummins Inc. announced it is acquiring Silicon Valley-based Efficient Drivetrains Inc., which designs and produces hybrid and fully-electric power solutions for commercial markets.

July 3, 2018

Drone Deliveries Become Reality as China Races to Take the Lead

The day after Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc.’s midyear sale, a company drone took off from a playground in the city of Xi’an to deliver one of the orders in a football-sized box to a village in the mountains to the south.

July 3, 2018

Self-Driving Shuttle Bus Test to Begin This Year in Columbus, Ohio

Self-driving shuttle buses will be hauling riders around downtown Columbus later this year, a significant move as the city begins initiatives aimed at making it a “smart city” for transportation.

July 3, 2018

Japanese Government Envisions Cars in the Sky by 2020s

In a bid to achieve the practical use of self-driving flying cars in the 2020s, the government will establish a public-private council possibly within this year to discuss safety issues, technological development and other matters, Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

July 2, 2018

Kenworth Makes Bendix Brakes, Predictive Cruise Control Standard on T680

Kenworth Truck Co. announced two features are now standard on its flagship T680 on-highway truck.

June 29, 2018

Automated Ports Help Carriers Get in and Out of Facilities Faster

The development of self-driving trucks and how they might one day revolutionize the shipment of goods inland has been widely reported. However, while lower on the radar screen, automated container ports are increasingly available for use and already have begun to benefit motor carriers in several ways, industry experts said.

June 29, 2018

Smart Ports: When AI Takes Over Shipping

Artificial intelligence and machine learning for both automated container port management and trucks and ships is already in use or under development in a few key ways.

July 6, 2018