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Digital Freight Sector Responds to Coronavirus Outbreak

Digital freight-matching companies are taking a proactive approach to confronting the coronavirus as the outbreak worsens.

March 23, 2020

Tesla Suspends More Production; Elon Musk Says He鈥檚 Working on Ventilators

Tesla Inc. announced March 19 that it would suspend most production and close its factories in Buffalo, N.Y., and California due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 20, 2020

Averitt Announces New Safety, Efficiency Initiatives

Averitt Express in a pair of news releases has announced initiatives aimed at improving the safety of its drivers and the efficiency of its deliveries.

March 18, 2020

Tesla鈥檚 Fremont Factory Forced to Shut Down Under Shelter-in-Place Order

After some confusion, the Alameda County Sheriff鈥檚 Department in California said March 17 the car plant was not 鈥渆ssential,鈥 and like most other businesses must shut down under the county鈥檚 shelter-in-place order that took effect March 17.

March 18, 2020

Enhanced Bendix System Available in Kenworth Models

Bendix Commercial Vehicle System鈥檚 advanced driver assistance system is available for new heavy- and medium-duty Kenworth trucks, the company announced March 13.

March 13, 2020

Stakeholders鈥 Input Key to Shaping AV 4.0, Says USDOT Nominee Finch Fulton

WASHINGTON 鈥 Industry stakeholders will assist U.S. Department of Transportation officials in shaping their latest version of guidelines for autonomous vehicles, said Finch Fulton, nominee to become assistant secretary for transportation policy.

March 12, 2020

Uber Resumes Testing Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco

Uber has resumed testing of robot cars in San Francisco, two years after one caused a fatal accident in Arizona.

March 11, 2020

Mercedes-Benz Unveils Upgrades to Vito Vans

Mercedes-Benz, a unit of Daimler AG, announced March 10 extensively upgraded versions of its diesel-powered Vito van available for ordering in Europe now and its battery electric eVito model available for ordering this summer.

March 10, 2020

Fleets Move Toward Predictive Maintenance to Prevent Breakdowns, Reduce Expenses

Predictive maintenance is still in its early stages, and questions about warranties and other issues must be answered before a widespread shift in industry practices can occur.

March 9, 2020

Parsing Data to Better Understand Risk

Dozens of data sets go into using predictive analytics to determine a truck driver鈥檚 risk of being in an accident.

March 6, 2020