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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.

Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

'Smart Car' Technology May Make Roads Safer, but Some Fear Data Hacks

Autonomous vehicles are the wave of a rapidly approaching future that is already bringing increasing amounts of smart technology to cars and trucks, and could eventually make passengers of everyone in a vehicle.

September 21, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

AAA Study: Onboard Safety Systems Could Prevent 63,000 Large Truck Crashes

Equipping large trucks with advanced safety technologies has the potential to prevent up to 63,000 truck-related crashes each year, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

September 21, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Best Self-Driving Vehicle Tech Going Nowhere as Rules Stall Under Trump

The technology that gives cars superpowers to see around corners and through walls wont be on the first self-driving rides hitting the road in the next few years.

September 21, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment

Intermodal Could Gain From Trickle Down of ELD Mandate, Execs Say

LONG BEACH, Calif. Truckload executives predict business conditions in 2018 will be robust due to the electronic logging device mandate and that intermodal could benefit from a trickle-down effect, they said during the annual Intermodal Association of North Americas Intermodal Expo here.

September 21, 2017
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Uber Freights Push to Streamline Trucking Hinges on Fixed Rates, Speedy Execution

LONG BEACH, Calif. Uber Freights push to automate trucking transactions hinges on a fixed pricing model designed to eliminate bidding and phone calls and enable on-demand truck capacity for shippers.

September 20, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment

Daimler Trucks Backs StoreDot Fast-Charging Battery Startup

Daimler AGs truck division is investing in Israeli battery-technology startup StoreDot Ltd., tapping into a supplier that seeks to enable electric vehicles to recharge as quickly as combustion-powered models can refuel.

September 20, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Bostons Self-Driving Vehicle Startups Fed Up With Regulations

Top automakers and tech companies are warning state officials the current regulations for testing self-driving cars may be too burdensome and could make it too hard or even impossible to test in Massachusetts, a move experts say would delay the economic and safety benefits expected from autonomous vehicles.

September 20, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment

ELDs, Internet of Trucks Featured at NACV

Federal regulators and experts continue to update carriers and drivers on requisite steps moving forward prior to the mandate for electronic logging devices.

September 20, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Focusing on 'Simple Things' Best Defense Against Cyberattacks

ATLANTA Defending against cyberattacks is often a matter of returning to the basics, according to Justin Turner, director of the counterthreat unit special operations team at SecureWorks.

September 20, 2017
Business, Technology

Fleet Complete Adds BlackBerry's Tracking Device to Platform

BlackBerry and Fleet Complete have agreed to a reselling partnership that will make the BlackBerry Radar trailer and container tracking device available to users of Fleet Completes asset management platform.

September 20, 2017