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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.

BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Used Class 8 Prices Up 6% in a Year as Inventories Increase

The average used Class 8 truck brought a higher sales price in May than in the same month a year earlier, but with inventories gradually building and growth in the freight market slowing down after last year’s boom, analysts are divided on the long-term outlook for values.

June 27, 2019
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Experts: Trucking Companies Should Use Data Collected to Improve Margins, Decrease Downtime

ARLINGTON, Va. — Trucking companies that effectively mine the data generated by their operations can free up time and capital to invest in other areas of their businesses, experts said at an industry meeting here.

June 27, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

VW Piles Into Crowded Car-Sharing Market With All-Electric Fleet

Volkswagen AG will dive into the increasingly crowded car-sharing market with its WeShare offering, which will seek to distinguish itself from rivals with an electric-only fleet.

June 27, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Ford Looks to Cash In on Off-Roader Appetite for Fatter Tires

Ford Motor Co. is going after a greater cut of a lucrative business: those willing to pay big bucks for pricey pickup accessories such as big, off-road tires and kits to jack up their trucks.

June 27, 2019
TechnologyEquipmentSafety

Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards Tackle Latest Challenges

ARLINGTON, Va. — Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards emerged nearly 50 years ago and are used by many different organizations across the trucking industry, but there are aspects of them that deserve more attention, experts said.

June 27, 2019
BusinessTechnologyTop 100

PepsiCo to Switch From Plastic to Cans for Aquafina Water

PepsiCo Inc., facing an industrywide backlash against plastic, will experiment with putting its Aquafina water in cans.

June 27, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Autonomous Transportation Technologies Touted by Senators

WASHINGTON — Trucks and cars equipped with automated features have the potential to enhance safety along the country’s freight and commuter corridors, facilitate the movement of freight and provide access to mobility for disabled individuals, members of the Senate Commerce Committee said recently.

June 27, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

ATA Technology & Maintenance Council Conference Outlines Innovations in Cybersecurity Strategies

Experts advised trucking companies on how to deal with malware attacks at a cybersecurity conference at American Trucking Associations’ D.C.-area headquarters June 26.

June 27, 2019
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Ford to Cut 20% of European Workforce in Sweeping Overhaul

Ford Motor Co. will eliminate about 20% of its workforce across Europe in a sweeping overhaul to tackle the carmaker’s falling sales in the region and lift weak profitability.

June 27, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Pittsburgh Tech Firm Argo AI, Carnegie Mellon Team on Autonomous Research Center

Carnegie Mellon University is teaming with a Pittsburgh self-driving vehicle company to create a research center geared toward handling challenging road conditions, including changing weather patterns and construction zones.

June 27, 2019