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Bosch, Powercell Partner to Bring Fuel Cells to Trucks, Cars

Automotive supplier Bosch announced it formed an alliance with Powercell Sweden AB, the Swedish manufacturer of fuel cell stacks.

April 29, 2019

Editorial: Old Man Winter Can’t Stop Freight

With quarterly earnings underway, we’re getting a look at how the industry fared during the first three months of 2019, a year which some have predicted could mark the beginning of a cooldown from last year’s red-hot freight market. Turns out the start of this year for freight haulers wasn’t marked so much by a cooldown as it was cold and snowy weather.

April 25, 2019

Amazon’s Profit Surges on Cloud Computing, Advertising Gains

Amazon.com reported quarterly profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates, demonstrating the company’s focus on cloud computing, advertising and other high-margin businesses continues to pay off.

April 25, 2019

Catch Them if You Can: The Soaring Business of Downing Drones

After recent incidents of drones disrupting passenger flights and costing potentially millions of pounds in revenue, a cottage industry of companies has emerged, all hoping to solve the problems caused when drones fly where they are not supposed to.

April 25, 2019

Alphabet’s Drone Delivery Business Cleared for Takeoff by FAA

An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step that gives it the legal authority to begin dropping products to actual customers.

April 23, 2019

Minnesota’s Hands-Free Law Aims to Promote Truck, Car Safety

Minnesota’s recent law banning the use of handheld cellphones while driving will improve safety for motorists and truckers alike, according to Minnesota Trucking Association President John Hausladen.

April 19, 2019

Anthony Foxx, Andrew Wheeler, Shoshana Lew to Participate in Infrastructure Week 2019

Not to be confused with the occasional White House announcement of an “infrastructure week,†the actual Infrastructure Week is scheduled for May 13-20, with events in Washington and throughout the country.

April 19, 2019

Editorial: Earth Day Salute to Cleaner Trucks

The launch of the Nikola Two tractor just days ahead of Earth Day — April 22 — was a fitting and, perhaps, deliberate gesture by the company to spotlight the trucking industry’s progress in improving its level of environmental responsibility.

April 17, 2019

Mapillary Assists Transportation Agencies With Safety

Mapillary, a street-level imagery platform, has announced that photologs with 40 million images of about 270,000 miles of road data have been uploaded to its system to improve safety in the commercial and commuter transportation sectors.

April 17, 2019