Less-than-truckload carriers have more than quadrupled the use of dimensioner technology to improve pricing accuracy and profitability, experts said.
April 4, 2016Business, Technology
Internet Truckstop Group Sells Stock to Fund Expansion
Internet Truckstop Group announced a significant investment from the private equity firm Bregal Sagemount to support expansion of its transportation technology platform.
April 5, 2016Government, Business, Technology
Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 5: A Different Darling
Who are you and what have you done with Scott Darling? Thenominee to head FMCSA that we bumped intoat the Mid-America Trucking Show last week was far different from the reserved acting administrator we encountered a year ago at the same event. Except for the hat. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 5, 2016Business, Technology
LTL Carriers Boost Dimensioner Use to Improve Pricing Accuracy, Profits
Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
FRAs Feinberg Urges Law Enforcement, State Agencies to Aid in Reducing Collisions at Rail-Highway Crossings
Federal Railroad Administration officials in recent months have stepped up efforts to reduce what they say are preventable fatalities and injuries from train collisions with trucks and cars at U.S. highway rail-grade crossings.
April 4, 2016Special Coverage, Business, Technology
BlackBerry Enters Trailer-Tracking Market
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Telecommunications company BlackBerry has entered the trailer-tracking market with its BlackBerry Radar system, launched here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 2, 2016Business, Technology
FourKites, McLeod Forge Technology Partnership
Technology provider FourKites has created a partnership with McLeod Software that integrates tracking and transportation management software.
April 1, 2016Business, Technology
Two More Companies Offer Web-Based Trucking Services
Two more technology-driven efforts to apply Web-based services to trucking have been developed.
April 1, 2016Special Coverage, Business, Technology
Rand McNally Debuts Low-Cost, Plug-in ELD
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Rand McNally debuted a low-cost electronic logging device designed to help drivers and small fleets easily comply with the federal ELD mandate.
March 31, 2016Technology, Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
E-Logs Improve Business Processes, Fleets Say, as Industry Preps for Mandate
DALLAS Electronic driver logs can streamline fleets business processes and improve hours-of-service compliance, but driver outreach is key for a successful rollout, trucking executives said.
March 28, 2016Technology, Business
EDI vs. APIs
Some technology vendors say standard electronic data interchange the transmission of data between computers following a strict format that was defined decades ago is outdated and inefficient.
March 28, 2016