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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

Trump Advisers Consider Interim China Deal to Delay Tariffs

Trump administration officials have discussed offering a limited trade agreement to China that would delay and even roll back some U.S. tariffs for the first time in exchange for Chinese commitments on intellectual property and agricultural purchases, according to sources.

September 12, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

DHL Opens Chicago Innovation Center

CHICAGO — Chicago’s long history as a transportation and logistics hub is one of the reasons DHL North America selected the city for its third Innovation Center worldwide. The Americas Innovation Center, which opened Sept. 12, showcases technologies that already have provided significant productivity increases.

September 12, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

US, China Exchange Goodwill Gesture Ahead of Trade Talks

WASHINGTON — The United States and China traded conciliatory gestures, raising hopes they can de-escalate a standoff over trade that has shaken financial markets and cast gloom over the global economy.

September 12, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

Biggest Battery System Inches N.Y. Toward 100% Green Energy Goal

The biggest battery system in New York is now storing electricity at a technology campus north of Albany to help stabilize the state’s power grid and reduce carbon emissions.

September 12, 2019
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety

New York Completes $1.8 Million Bridge Strike Prevention Project

New York officials have completed a project meant to reduce bridge strikes on the King Street Bridge in Westchester County.

September 12, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Michigan Gets $7.5 Million to Test Self-Driving Cars

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $7.5 million grant to the City of Detroit, the State of Michigan, the University of Michigan and the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti to boost research, development and testing of self-driving cars.

September 12, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

NHTSA Opens Probe Into Nissan Rogue Automatic Emergency Braking

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking on the Nissan Rogue can turn on for no apparent reason.

September 12, 2019
Business, Technology

Volvo Debuts ‘Dynamic Steering’ in North America

DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America is introducing a steering system on its Class 8 trucks that the company said reduces steering force up to 85%, which it said can reduce driver fatigue and improve road safety.

September 12, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

North American Drone Companies Ready to Buzz

Drone companies are stepping up their plans to make final-mile delivery a regular part of freight movement by 2020.

September 11, 2019
Government, Technology, Autonomous

Ohio Announces DOT Grant for Automated Driving Program

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded an Ohio-based team of industry, academic and community partners a $7.5 million grant to develop self-driving vehicles.

September 11, 2019