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Brian Work of CloneOps.ai discusses where AI agents fit into today’s supply chain workflows and what they might mean for the future of trucking operations.
Allen Lund Co. Forms Joint Venture, TransKool Solutions
Allen Lund Co. has formed a joint venture with Santos International called TransKool Solutions, which will operate a temperature-controlled warehouse in McAllen, Texas, and offer brokerage services to transport produce and other refrigerated goods from Mexico to the United States and Canada.
April 28, 2017Platinum Equity to Buy American Traffic Solutions
Platinum Equity has agreed to buy American Traffic Solutions, a company that provides red-light and speed safety cameras along with automated toll-payment and violation-management systems in the United States and Canada.
April 24, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 25: Promises, Promises
As it becomes apparent that President Donald Trump won't be able to deliver a "big" infrastructure plan during his first 100 days in office, AAR's Ed Hamberger talks with us about freight rail's stake in infrastructure. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 25, 2017FMCSA Officials Get an Earful at Automated CMV Listening Session
Federal trucking regulators got a lot of questions at a public “listening session” on highly automated commercial vehicles, but they were quick to admit they have yet to come up with the answers to many of them.
April 24, 2017ELDs Now or Later? Early Adopters Can Choose
Sometimes it pays to be early. Many carriers still using paper driver logs will need to hustle in the coming months to install electronic logging devices in their trucks by Dec. 18, the implementation deadline for the federal ELD mandate. Fleets that already have deployed e-logs, on the other hand, will be afforded much more flexibility.
April 20, 2017Training Vital for E-Log Deployment, Fleets Say
PHOENIX — With just eight months remaining until the federal electronic logging mandate goes into effect, fleets that still rely on paper driver logs soon will need to make the transition to e-logs, but that process involves much more than simply installing a device in a truck.
April 20, 2017Cities Need to Incorporate Autonomous Technology in Infrastructure Plan, National League of Cities Recommends
As cities craft long-term visions for their transportation grids, planners should begin to incorporate ways to facilitate a reliance on autonomous vehicles, a report by the National League of Cities recommended.
April 21, 2017Will Uber Replace Freight Brokers? ‘Absolutely Not,’ Tech Expert Insists
ORLANDO, Fla. — The emergence of Uber-style transactions in the freight industry will not replace brokers, experts in the segment said while acknowledging a surge in both the number of new motor carriers and mobile apps to locate freight.
April 24, 2017Connected Vehicle Safety Mandate Hits Unexpected Pothole of Opposition
A once-popular idea to equip cars with technology to communicate with one another and avoid collisions is encountering unexpected potholes in Washington.
April 17, 2017