Kenco, a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based logistics firm, said it is exploring the use of drones to manage its warehouse and yard operations.
November 4, 2015Business, Technology
Kenco Tests Use of Drones for Yard Management
Business, Technology
Google Targets Drone Package Delivery in 2017
Internet giant Alphabet Inc., the new holding company for Google, expects to begin delivering packages to consumers via drones in 2017, the executive in charge of its drone effort said Nov. 2.
November 4, 2015Business, Technology
Getloaded Releases Mobile-Friendly Load Board
Load board operator Getloaded has released a new load board made specifically for mobile applications in response to shifting technology preferences.
November 3, 2015Business, Technology
Omnitracs Introduces Application to Predict Accident Severity
Omnitracs has introduced an application designed to help fleets prevent crashes by identifying their drivers who are most likely to be involved in a serious accident.
November 3, 2015Business, Technology, Autonomous
Firms Try to Mimic Uber for Freight Shipments; Analysts See Both Opportunities and Pitfalls
Fledgling companies are advancing the adaptation of Uber’s transportation model to arrange freight shipments, a step that experts believe offers a combination of opportunities in several trucking sectors as well as pitfalls.
November 1, 2015Business, Technology
QuikQ Integrates Technology With Fiscal Systems
Software development company QuikQ announced a technology integration with Fiscal Systems, a provider of point-of-sale systems to independent and national truckstop chains.
October 30, 2015Technology, Business
Adoption of Downspeeding 'at a Tipping Point,' Report Says
Commercial vehicle powertrains that combine lower engine speed and faster rear-axle gear ratios — known as downspeeding — are proved to save fuel, especially in longhaul applications, and likely will be a key to helping equipment manufacturers meet new federally mandated fuel-efficiency standards, according to a report issued Oct. 28 by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.
October 28, 2015Business, Technology, Autonomous
Convoy Debuts, Aiming to Be the Uber of Trucks
Trucking isn't the first thing that comes to mind when considering industries ripe for disruption.
October 27, 2015Business, Technology
Wal-Mart Seeks to Test Drones for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Delivery
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. applied to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with Amazon in using drones to fill and deliver online orders.
October 27, 2015Business, Technology, Government
Orders for Business Equipment in US Unexpectedly Decline
Orders for business equipment unexpectedly declined in September as tepid global markets gave American companies little reason to expand.
October 27, 2015