Truckstop.com introduced a less-than-truckload option for its CargoShield insurance product, it said.
September 22, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Lytx to Launch Expanded Video Services
Lytx Inc., provider of the DriveCam video-based safety system, is preparing to launch an added service designed to eliminate operational blind spots through expanded use of onboard video.
September 25, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyEditorial
Editorial: King Sisyphus, Driver Manager
A parallel can be drawn between Greek mythology and the predicament trucking managers face in recruiting and retaining drivers.
September 21, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Uber Unveils Second Generation Self-Driving Car in Pittsburgh
Uber is taking the co-driver out of its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh as the company rolls out the second generation of its autonomous Volvo SUVs.
September 21, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
'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, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
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, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
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, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipment
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, 2017BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
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, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipment
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