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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, Autonomous

Embark to Go Public, Merge With SPAC in $4.5 Billion Deal

Self-driving truck technology company Embark Trucks Inc. has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company.

June 24, 2021
Technology, Safety, Logistics

Keeping CSA Scores in Check The Safety Management Cycle

Program Aired: June 24, 2021. Improving your CSA scores is an ongoing process that needs constant attention and monitoring across many areas of your business. The safety management cycle is used by authorities to assess your compliance performance and it should be used by carriers to ensure your processes are pointing towards keeping your CSA scores low.

June 24, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Biden, Key Lawmakers Agree on Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

President Joe Biden announced on June 24 that we have a deal, signaling a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure plan that would achieve his top legislative priority and validate his efforts to reach across the political aisle.

June 24, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Infrastructure Deal Closer With Biden, Senators Meeting June 24

President Joe Biden and a group of bipartisan senators are close to agreement on a $559 billion infrastructure plan that would fulfill one of his top priorities, according to lawmakers and officials familiar with the discussions.

June 24, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

FET on Heavy-Duty Trucks Deters Sales, ATD Says

Industry-led attempts to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks, which also covers trailers more than 26,000 pounds, went yet again to Capitol Hill.

June 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Proterra Eyes US Battery-Cell Facility Within Next Few Years

Proterra Inc., the electric-bus and battery maker that joined the Nasdaq Global Select Market, is planning a domestic battery-cell manufacturing facility within the next few years.

June 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Nikola Invests in Midwestern Hydrogen Plant

Zero-emission truck builder Nikola Corp. has invested $50 million in cash and stock in Wabash Valley Resources in exchange for a 20% equity interest in the clean hydrogen production project WVR is developing in West Terre Haute, Ind.

June 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

VW CEO Sees Autonomy Transforming Cars More Than Electrification

Volkswagen AG is undergoing the worlds largest industrial overhaul for the electric-vehicle age, plotting half a dozen battery plants just in Europe and retooling assembly lines around the globe. And yet, its CEO sees autonomous-driving technology bringing about an even bigger shift.

June 22, 2021
Business, Technology

Trucker Tools Acquired by ASG

Trucker Tools has been acquired by the software-focused investment portfolio company ASG, the companies announced June 22.

June 22, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

China Trucking Startup Full Truck Alliance Raises $1.6 Billion in US IPO

Full Truck Alliance Co., an Uber-like trucking startup, has raised $1.6 billion after pricing its U.S. initial public offering at the top of a marketed range, in one of the biggest listings stateside by a Chinese company this year.

June 22, 2021