With shippers and receivers demanding tighter delivery windows, trucking companies are utilizing a range of technologies to more accurately predict when drivers will Âarrive at destinations.
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AI and Trucking’s Future Workforce
As artificial intelligence grows more sophisticated and becomes increasingly accessible to businesses of all types, it will usher in significant changes across a broad spectrum of industries, including freight transportation.
March 1, 2019Artificial Intelligence: A New Look for Business Productivity Tools
While artificial intelligence is increasingly being applied on a massive scale to alter the very nature of how the world works, it turns out AI is also very good at making everyday drudgery disappear.
March 1, 2018Daimler Joins BMW in Bid to Be a Force in Ride-Hailing Sector
Daimler AG and BMW AG are pouring more than 1 billion euros into their joint car-sharing and ride-hailing businesses to take on the likes of Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc.
February 22, 2019Exxon Partners With Microsoft to Boost Permian Oil Production
Exxon Mobil Corp. is partnering with Microsoft Corp. to crunch trillions of bits of data as the oil titan seeks to more than triple shale-oil production in the Permian Basin in less than a decade.
February 22, 2019Tesla Model 3 Loses Consumer Reports Recommendation
Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 lost a coveted recommendation from Consumer Reports, dropping its brand from the top 10 of the magazine’s closely watched annual ranking. The electric-car maker’s shares dropped.
February 21, 2019Trimble, Digi Team to Monitor Refrigerated Freight
Trimble Inc. will collaborate with Digi International, a global provider of Internet of Things connectivity products and services, to allow Trimble fleet customers to use Digi’s SmartSense application on refrigerated trailers, according to a joint press release.
February 21, 2019Opportunity Exists for Advancing Autonomous Vehicles Bill This Congress, Sen. John Thune Says
Legislation aimed at popularizing the use of autonomous vehicles in commercial and commuter settings is gaining supporters in the Senate, signaling its consideration possibly as early as this spring.
February 21, 2019Nissan Downgraded on Weak Profit Outlook
Nissan Motor Co. took another hit as the automaker’s debt rating was cut on concerns the next two years will be marked by slowing sales and a preoccupation with cleaning up after the scandal involving Carlos Ghosn.
February 21, 2019Omnitracs Partners With Red Hat to Develop Fleet-Management Technology
Omnitracs has formed a partnership with Red Hat, a major provider of open-source, cloud-based software, to accelerate the development of its fleet-management technology.
February 21, 2019