The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration over the next year plans to expand implementation of its 鈥渙ff-site safety audit鈥 review process from 10 test states to all 50 states, officials said.
November 6, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelLogistics
Diesel Continues to Slide, Drops 1.7 Cents to $3.338 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 1.7 cents to $3.338 a gallon as prices for West Texas Intermediate crude oil continued to sink despite concerns that global supplies could fall amid U.S.-imposed sanctions on Iran. It was the third consecutive weekly decline in the price of diesel.
November 5, 2018BusinessTechnologyLogistics
Seacoast Capital Invests $10 million in Deliver-It
Capital investor Seacoast Capital has announced a $10 million investment in last-mile logistics company Deliver-It.
November 5, 2018BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Transportation Tech Firm Cubic Adds Trafficware to Portfolio
Transportation technology provider Cubic Corp. has acquired Sugar Land, Texas-based Trafficware for about $235.7 million in cash, according to an Oct. 24 statement.
November 5, 2018BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous
Nikola to Expand Into Europe With Hydrogen-Electric Tre
Nikola Motor Co. announced it would begin production within five years in Europe of a heavy-duty, hydrogen-electric truck designed to be compatible with full autonomy as it expands its business beyond North America.
November 5, 2018BusinessTechnology
Zonar, Cummins Partner on Engine Diagnostics
Fleet management services provider Zonar and engine maker Cummins Inc. announced that they are offering joint customers Cummins Connected Diagnostics with Connected Advisor, two wireless uptime technologies that are included with Cummins engines.
November 2, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyTCA
Sacramento Gets $44 Million in Electric Vehicles
Eleven Sacramento apartment complexes will soon have shareable Volkswagen electric vehicles 鈥 the first benefit the state has received after the company was ordered to spend $800 million promoting EVs as part of a settlement for its 2015 emission scandal.
November 2, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Haldex, Wabash Sign Standard Position Agreement
Haldex and Wabash National Corp. announced an agreement through 2021 for Haldex to be the standard brake adjuster and actuator supplier on the Wabash, Transcraft, Benson, Brenner, Beall, Walker and bulk trailer brands.
November 2, 2018BusinessTechnologyLogistics
Manheim Logistics Solutions Opens $2.7 Million Facility
Manheim Logistics Solutions has announced its move to an upgraded office facility in Phoenix, according to an October press release.
November 1, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Defense Department Places Orders With Orbcomm, Savi
The Department of Defense has placed a multimillion-dollar order with Orbcomm Inc., a provider of machine-to-machine and Internet of Things solutions, and Savi, a big data and machine learning analytic solutions company, according to a press release.
November 1, 2018