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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

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Noregon Releases JPRO Upgrade for Technicians

Greensboro, N.C.-based Noregon Systems released the updated version of its JPRO Professional software featuring Repair Mentor that offers teaching tools for technicians and guides them to the right place to begin conducting a diagnostic session.

July 16, 2018
GovernmentTechnologyTCA

Online System to Improve Michigan County鈥檚 Trucking Permit Process

The permitting process will get faster and more convenient next month for Michigan鈥檚 Lenawee County Road Commission staff and trucking firms.

July 16, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Wabco Agrees to Sell Steering Components to OEM in India

Wabco Holdings Inc. reached an agreement with Tata Motors, India鈥檚 largest vehicle manufacturer, to supply that original equipment manufacturer with hydraulic power steering systems for Tata鈥檚 new line of heavy-duty trucks.

July 13, 2018
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Competition Heats Up for Lidar Sensors in Autonomous Sector

As the race to create robot cars intensifies, a secondary race is underway: a high-stakes competition to develop the sensors that serve as the cars鈥 鈥渆yes.鈥 Lidar, a light-sensing form of radar, provides vision for the vast majority of autonomous vehicles being developed, but now there are dozens of companies with different twists on it.

July 13, 2018
BusinessTechnologyTop 100

Fleets Target Opportunities in Growing Final-Mile Sector

It was not so long ago that home delivery of products such as furniture, mattresses and televisions was straightforward and rigid, with few choices for customers.

July 13, 2018
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomousTCA

Uber Lays Off Self-Driving Car Safety Drivers in Pittsburgh

Uber laid off its team of self-driving car safety drivers in Pittsburgh on July 11, the company confirmed.

July 12, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Driverless Car Makers Want Congress to Free Them From State Oversight

WASHINGTON 鈥 As Silicon Valley and automakers attempt to steer the nation toward a future of driverless vehicles, a group of influential lawmakers remains concerned that bipartisan legislation now moving through Congress could leave consumers at risk by preventing states from demanding tighter safety regulations.

July 11, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Cargo Theft Rising in Canada

A voluntary reporting system for tracking cargo theft in Canada has led to a database showing a steady rise in thefts, though the true extent of the problem isn鈥檛 clear.

July 11, 2018
BusinessTechnologyTop 100

Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'Reimagining Trucking'

Our July 18 LiveOnWeb program, 鈥淩eimagining Trucking,鈥 explored just how intensely for-hire carriers are embracing technology and innovation in a competitive marketplace. Watch the replay.

July 11, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Ex-Apple Employee Stole Secrets for Chinese Firm, US Says

A former Apple Inc. engineer was arrested on charges of stealing driverless car secrets for a Chinese startup after he passed through the security checkpoint at San Jose International Airport to board a flight to China.

July 11, 2018

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