LAS VEGAS The American Transportation Research Institute released its annual top 10 list of critical issues affecting the trucking industry on Oct. 3 at the Management Conference & Exhibition. It also announced a new app with the National Association of Truck Stop Owners to address one of those issues: parking.
October 6, 2016Special Coverage, Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
ELD Mandate Soars to No. 1 on ATRI's Top 10 List of Critical Issues
Business, Equipment, Technology
Continental to Acquire Majority Stake in Zonar
Continental announced Oct. 4 that it has reached a deal to acquire a majority stake in technology provider Zonar.
October 4, 2016Business, Technology
Google Tests Drone Delivery With Burritos for Undergrads
In a closely guarded experiment involving the future of transportation, Project Wing a division of X, founded by Google and now a child of Alphabet Inc. is air-dropping fast food onto the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
October 4, 2016Business, Technology
Robots Could Replace 1.7 Million American Truckers in the Next Decade
LOS ANGELES Trucking paid for Scott Spindola to take a road trip down the coast of Spain, climb halfway up Machu Picchu and sample a Costa Rican beach for two weeks.
October 3, 2016Business, Technology
Spireon Introduces Solar-Power Trailer Tracking Unit
Spireon Inc. said its introducing a solar-powered trailer telematics unit to expand options for customers using its asset tracking products.
October 3, 2016Business, Technology
Trimble Aims to Harness Data, Eyes Role in Automated Driving
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The top executives at Trimble Navigation Ltd., which owns several of truckings largest technology suppliers, said they see opportunities to harness an explosion of data from electronic logging devices and connected vehicles in the years ahead and also are eyeing a potential role in the movement toward automated driving.
October 3, 2016Business, Technology
UPS Drone Test Fosters Optimism
Drone technology is evolving so rapidly that companies such as UPS Inc., FedEx Corp. and Amazon.com could be using them within five years, according to industry watchers.
October 3, 2016Special Coverage, Business, Technology
Rand McNally Introduces ELD With Cellular Connectivity
LAS VEGAS Rand McNally introduced a new electronic logging and fleet-management device with cellular connectivity that it said was designed to meet the budgets and compliance requirements of small- and medium-size fleets looking to leverage existing Android devices.
October 2, 2016Special Coverage, Business, Technology
Zonar Introduces Next-Generation Tablet
LAS VEGAS Zonar Systems introduced Zonar Connect, the telematics providers next-generation smart fleet tablet.
October 1, 2016Special Coverage, Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment
Cowan Sticks With Navistar From Bad Times to Good
LAS VEGAS A marketing video by Navistar Inc. demonstrated the companys interest in regaining the business of over-the-road fleets by including extended visits with drivers from J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Mesilla Valley Transportation and Cowan Systems all members of the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in the United States and Canada.
October 1, 2016