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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

Business, Technology

McLeod Says Now Is a Good Time to ‘Tune Up’ Operations

PHOENIX — Transportation companies have a prime opportunity to fine-tune their operations so they are better prepared to capitalize when the market turns, the CEO of McLeod Software said.

September 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Hire 250,000 for Holidays, Boost Wages

Amazon.com Inc. will hire 250,000 employees this holiday shopping season and boost average pay for logistics personnel as it seeks to recruit and retain workers amid a labor shortage.

September 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Top 100

Eaton Partners With Cruise Control Specialist Traxen

Eaton is to start selling, distributing, servicing and providing installation support for Michigan-based technology developer Traxen’s iQ-Cruise system.

September 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

ELD Company Orbcomm Hit With Ransomware Attack

Orbcomm was recently hit with a ransomware attack that has resulted in outages for some customers using its fleet management services, the transportation software company confirmed.

September 19, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

House Passes Internal Combustion Engines Legislation

Legislation aiming to block efforts designed to prevent the sale of internal combustion engines was recently approved in the U.S. House of Representatives.

September 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Costs for Truck Parts, Labor Fall in Q2

CLEVELAND — A new report found that parts and labor expenses in heavy-duty truck repair shops dropped during the second quarter of 2023.

September 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel

Toyota Keeps Up Push to Prove It Can Embrace New Technology

Toyota Motor Corp.’s campaign to show customers, suppliers and investors that it’s serious about electrification was on display again this month.

September 18, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Cybersecurity, EVs Expand TMCSuperTech Challenges

CLEVELAND — Cybersecurity plays an ever-larger role in the TMCSuperTech competition, part of the Fall Meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.

September 18, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Hundreds of Flying Taxis to Be Made in Ohio

The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing cutting-edge electric planes that take off and land vertically.

September 18, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Love’s Travel Stops Receives $4.8 Million to Build EV Chargers

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores was awarded $4.8 million in federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations at eight locations, the company announced Sept. 13.

September 18, 2023