Walmart Inc. has partnered with e-commerce giant Shopify Inc. to expand its third-party marketplace site and grab more of the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping. Shares of the Canadian technology company rose June 15.
June 15, 2020Business, Technology, Logistics
Shopify Advances After Deal With Walmart Expands Reach
Business, Technology, Equipment
KLLM Adds Intermodal Containers With Vector 1550 Refrigeration Units
KLLM Transport Services has added 610 domestic intermodal refrigerated containers that use Carrier Transicold’s thin-profile Vector 1550 refrigeration systems.
June 15, 2020Business, Technology, Logistics
Industry Trends, Driver Preference Pave Way for Hub-to-Hub Routes
Some motor carrier executives, freight brokerages and others in the industry are using hub-to-hub business models that address the problems of driver turnover, deadhead miles and long waits at loading docks by reshaping how cargo is shipped.
June 15, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Perspective
Perspective: Federal Excise Tax Relief Can Aid Recovery
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world. In the United States it altered the way our country operates and wreaked havoc on American businesses, but leaders in Washington responded with actions that helped mitigate the damage. I applaud these efforts and am confident that our economy will bounce back. But the work is not done.
June 15, 2020Government, Technology, Safety
DOT Issues $3 Million for State, Local Safety Tools
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently issued $3.3 million to state, local and tribal government groups to support tools that are meant to improve roadway safety.
June 12, 2020Business, Technology, Fuel
Nikola’s Trevor Milton Has $7.4 Billion Fortune on Free Truck Orders
The executive chairman of Nikola Corp. is under siege from skeptics of the company he started in 2014 with the goal of revolutionizing the trucking industry.
June 12, 2020Technology
Solving a $1B Problem with Cargo Image Capture
A picture is worth 1,000 words; in our industry, it’s worth countless dollars. How many times have you wished for eyes inside your trailer when you’re managing detention? How many times have you sent for a trailer, to find it’s still loaded? New cargo imaging technology tackles a $1B problem.
June 11, 2020Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Kodiak Offers First Inside Look at Safety Assessment
Kodiak Robotics Inc. recently made its 350th commercial delivery and detailed how it is approaching the challenge of providing its longhaul trucks with self-driving technology.
June 11, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
Satellite Firm Develops Long-Distance System for Delivery Drones
Inmarsat Group Holdings Ltd. says it has found a way to safely fly civil drones over long distances, a step that may help pave the way for mass adoption by industries from transportation to energy and infrastructure.
June 11, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
German Government Agrees on National Hydrogen Strategy
The German government agreed June 10 on a long-term strategy for increasing production and use of hydrogen as part of a plan to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
June 10, 2020