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Hight Logistics to Use EVs for Micromobility Company Lime

When the next shipment of Lime electric bikes or scooters arrives at the Port of Los Angeles this month, it will be delivered to a distribution center on an electric truck.

March 18, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

PortPro Launches TMS for Drayage Carriers and Brokers

PortPro, a provider of transportation management software designed specifically for the drayage industry, has launched two new TMS products for drayage trucking companies with brokerage operations.

March 15, 2024
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TrueTMS Introduces TrueLiquid Software for Tanker Fleets

Fleet technology startup TrueTMS has launched a transportation management system designed specifically for tanker fleets.

March 15, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Pana-Pacific Offers Spartan Radar’s Hoplo Safety System

Component supplier Pana-Pacific has partnered with Spartan Radar to distribute the company’s radar-based Hoplo advanced collision warning system to commercial vehicle manufacturers.

March 15, 2024
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Forterra, Kalmar Partner on Autonomous Terminal Tractors

Self-driving vehicle company Forterra and cargo-handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar have signed an agreement to jointly develop autonomous terminal tractors.

March 15, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuel

AI Promises Faster Oil Drilling and More US Crude Supply

From a dark Houston control room, Rafael Guedes watched on a monitor as a robot took charge of a drilling rig in a North Dakota oil field, locking out the human operator.

March 15, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Honda and Nissan to Partner on EVs, Intelligent Technology

TOKYO — Nissan and Honda announced March 15 that they will work together in developing EVs and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind.

March 15, 2024
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Official Offers to Help Carriers on Side Underride Guards

NEW ORLEANS — A senior official at a federal agency offered to help carriers submit their comments, questions and quandaries related to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s work on potentially rewriting regulations for trailer underride guards.

March 14, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Trucking Stakeholders Rally for Better Asset Management Data

NEW ORLEANS — Trucking maintenance stakeholders called for better methods to organize asset management data during the 2024 Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting.

March 14, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Voltera Adds 19 Sites to Fleet Charging Portfolio

Charging infrastructure specialist Voltera secured a further 19 development sites to give it a total of 21, the company said. The company aims to double its portfolio by the end of the year.

March 12, 2024