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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, Fuel

Natural Gas Vehicles Group Asks Congress for Fuel Tax Credit Extension

Daniel Gage, president of National Gas Vehicles for America, asked lawmakers March 14 for a five-year extension of alternative fuel tax credits and the alternative fueling infrastructure credit.

March 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Waymo Autonomous Trucks Haul Freight in Atlanta

Its getting to be a traffic jam. Alphabet Inc.s autonomous vehicle division Waymo began this month operating an autonomous freight truck in the Atlanta area, carrying server equipment, racks and related material to Google data centers.

March 14, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Fleets Must Learn From Big Data, Maintenance Director Says

Big data is essentially of no benefit to fleets if they dont take all of the information they have on their equipment and repairs and learn from it, a maintenance director of a Canadian fleet said.

March 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment

Emerging Technology Creates Challenges for Electric Vehicles, PepsiCo Exec. Says

ATLANTA Electric vehicles will have a large role in truckings future, but there are challenges, including emerging technology, said a PepsiCo Inc. fleet executive.

March 13, 2018
Government, Business, Technology

TRALA Requests ELD Exemption Through Dec. 31

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association requested an exemption from the electronic logging device mandate through the end of the year for property-carrying trucks rented for 30 days or fewer, according to a document published in the Federal Register March 13.

March 13, 2018
Business, Technology

Pulse System Monitors Package Delivery on the Last Mile

Last-mile delivery problems by package delivery firms have propelled the development of an artificial intelligence-based software system designed to help merchants track their packages along the last mile and fix problems before they touch customers.

March 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Robot Rides Are Going to Deliver Pizza and Parcels Before People

In the wait for self-driving technology, cellphone toting tech bros may have to cede their spot in line to pizzas, Craigslist couches and the mounting ephemera of e-commerce.

March 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel

Momentum Adds Enhanced Electronics Communication System

Momentum Fuel Technologies introduced GreenLync 2.0, an enhanced electronics communication system for its line of compressed natural gas fuel systems for Class 6-8 trucks.

March 12, 2018
Government, Business, Technology

California Highway Patrol Program Catches L.A. Cargo Crooks

The California Highway Patrol Cargo Theft Interdiction Program in February arrested 15 members of a suspected theft crew in Los Angeles County following a seven-month investigation of organized commercial burglary. The total value of the stolen cargo was more than $1 million.

March 12, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

PeopleNets Cameras Get More Eyes on the Road to Help Make Better Drivers

More eyes on the road can help make car and truck operators better drivers. hats the idea behind the Video Intelligence system from Minnetonka, Minn.,-based PeopleNet.

March 12, 2018