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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.

Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Special Freight Railcars Could Travel at High Speeds, Federal Researchers Show

For at least the past decade, America’s railroads have been toying with the notion of freight trains moving at speeds approaching some passenger bullet trains.

April 21, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Drivewyze Expands Rest Area Parking Notifications

Drivewyze announced it expanded its notifications of temporary rest area parking to include Arizona, Virginia and Ohio.

April 20, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

Georgia Company Builds Hospital Rooms From Shipping Containers

A company is adding more hospital beds for Georgia coronavirus patients one shipping container at a time.

April 17, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics

Convoy Underwrites Cost to Ship to Local Food Banks

Digital freight broker Convoy announced it will pay the trucking costs for any food-producing business in the U.S. wanting to donate a truckload of product to a local food bank.

April 17, 2020
Business, Technology

Uber Withdraws Forecast, Will Write Down About $2 Billion

Uber Technologies Inc. withdrew its financial guidance for 2020 and said it will write down about $2 billion in investments after the coronavirus pandemic upended the ride-hailing business.

April 17, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

Autonomous-Driving Startup Pony.ai Takes on Last-Mile Delivery

With autonomous-vehicle companies parked by COVID-19, Pony .ai has teamed up with Los Angeles-based e-commerce site Yamibuy to deliver packages and groceries in the city of Irvine, Calif.

April 17, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Top 50, Top 100

J.B. Hunt Reports Mixed Results for Q1

Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported lower first-quarter net income on increased operating revenue on April 14.

April 16, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Fuel Cell Experts Argue for Cleaner Commercial Trucks

The trucking industry needs to continue adopting electric technologies such as fuel cells in order to combat pollution, experts said April 14.

April 16, 2020
Business, Technology

Electric Vehicles Buoyed by Backlog — and Fresh Air

As COVID-19 crunches car sales globally, a backlog of orders has helped electric vehicles maintain momentum in much of the world — better than gas-powered cars and trucks.

April 16, 2020
Business, Technology

Goldman Sachs: Buy Tesla and Stocks With Electric-Car Exposure

The significant pullback in U.S. auto stocks creates an opportunity for investors to own long-term growth names including Tesla Inc. and other companies exposed to electric vehicles, Goldman Sachs said.

April 15, 2020