General Motors Co. will build another all-electric vehicle at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant as it sticks to its goal for an all-electric future.
June 4, 2020Transportation Technology News
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.
McLeod, Vector Partner to Expedite Fleet, Billing Operations
Vector and McLeod Software have formed a partnership to accelerate fleet and billing operations for truck drivers and back office teams.
June 5, 2020GM to Build All-Electric Work Van; Production Set for Late 2021
Study: Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Make Roads Completely Safe
A new study says that while autonomous vehicle technology has great promise to reduce crashes, it may not be able to prevent all mishaps caused by human error.
June 4, 2020Trucking-Related Companies Find It Difficult to Identify 'Conflict Minerals' in Supply Chains
It has been more than six years since America’s public companies began searching for African “conflict minerals” throughout their supply chains, and it remains difficult for trucking-related companies to know if some of their products are being made using tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold, or “3TG,” mined and refined in Congo and nine of its neighbor countries.
June 4, 2020Transplace Acquires Parcel TMS Provider ScanData
Transplace acquired parcel transportation management solutions provider ScanData Systems.
June 4, 2020Nikola Goes Public; Class 8 Battery-Electric Vehicle Due in 2021
VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.’s stockholders on June 2 voted in favor of the previously announced business combination with Nikola Corp., a startup manufacturer of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks.
June 3, 2020DAT Acquires Freight Intelligence Business From Chainalytics
DAT Solutions has reached a deal to acquire the Freight Market Intelligence Consortium, a subscription-based benchmarking and analysis service, DAT announced June 1.
June 3, 2020Number of Electric Commercial Vehicle Offerings Surge, Calstart Says
North America is experiencing a surge in zero-emission commercial vehicle offerings, according to research from Calstart, a clean transportation accelerator.
June 3, 2020TMCSuperTech Canceled; Fall Meeting Will Be Virtual
The Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations has canceled its competitions geared toward truck technicians that were scheduled for September.
June 2, 2020Ex-Navistar CEO Daniel Ustian, SEC Reach $500,000 Settlement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s yearslong civil court fight with Daniel Ustian has ended with the former Navistar International CEO agreeing to a $500,000 civil penalty and a permanent ban from serving as an officer or director of a public company.
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