Carriers are using a variety of technologies and in-house systems to help monitor and improve their scores under the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
September 16, 2016GovernmentBusinessFuelAutonomous
About Us: Transport Topics' Top 50 Global Freight Carriers
The Transport Topics Top 50 Global Freight Carriers is a listing of the largest truck, rail, air and ocean carriers in the world.
September 19, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernment
Growth of Global Transportation Providers Spurs Port Expansion, Inland Development
Just as highway bottlenecks can impede the transport of goods over the road, congestion in and around the nation鈥檚 seaports can disrupt the supply chains of companies that import and export goods.
September 19, 2016TechnologyBusinessSafetyGovernment
ITLC Corner: Rules Set for Delivery Drones; Risk Remain
The federal government has at long last provided some regulatory guidance for the ballyhooed operation of delivery drones, but issues regarding the legal risks of their operation are far from resolved.
September 16, 2016TechnologyBusinessSafetyGovernmentEquipmentAutonomous
Automation, Analytics to Shape Trucking鈥檚 Future
While many technologies will likely play a role in shaping the future of transportation, two of the most important will be the emergence of automated driving systems and the continuing evolution of data analytics.
September 16, 2016TechnologyBusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
IFTA Streamlining Use of Mileage Data Collected by Fleets鈥 In-Cab Technology
Fleets and technology providers alike are optimistic about coming changes to International Fuel Tax Agreement record-keeping and audit procedures, saying the revisions will streamline carrier record-keeping requirements, accommodate advances in onboard technology and clarify specifications for states鈥 acceptance of data captured by electronic devices.
September 16, 2016TechnologyBusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Managing CSA
Despite the removal of Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores from public view late last year, many shippers and third-party logistics providers remain eager to track carriers鈥 safety performance, and technology providers are helping to fill that void.
September 16, 2016TechnologyBusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Making the Right Turn
It鈥檚 a dire warning for a truck driver who has taken a wrong turn 鈥 a banner hanging over the roadway reading, 鈥淚f you hit this sign you will hit that bridge.鈥
September 16, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Dot Foods to Expand Operations in Western Maryland
Dot Foods will expand operations in western Maryland with a two-phase project that will add at least 100 new jobs over the next seven years, many of which will be truck drivers, the company announced on Sept. 14.
September 16, 2016TechnologyBusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelEquipment
Tech Firms Prepared for IFTA Changes, See Benefits for Fleets
Technology firms that develop or support onboard fleet-management and telematics systems say they are prepared for upcoming changes to the International Fuel Tax Agreement鈥檚 auditing procedures and see benefits for their fleet customers.
September 16, 2016