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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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Capitol Agenda for the Week of Oct. 23: Industry and Government at Work

The collaboration between the trucking industry and federal regulators is bound to strengthen once the tenure of Ray Martinez at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration kicks off. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

October 23, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyTCA

Ready or Not, Driverless Technology Beginnings Already Here

Some consumers say they are wary of a driverless car future, but a new survey says the beginnings of the technology which will power that future are already available on most new vehicle models and many consumers are willing to pay thousands of dollars for them.

October 23, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentTCA

Drones That Would Augment Truck Delivery Get Test Run in Las Vegas

Drones could be routinely dropping packages out of the air as early as this December, just in time for the busy holiday season, if one company that demonstrated its technology recently in Las Vegas has its way

October 23, 2017
BusinessTechnologyTCA

U.S. Xpress Sees Good Times Ahead

U.S. Xpress reached a deal to spend more than $200 million to buy 1,400 International LT semi-tractor sleeper trucks and 265 day cabs from Navistar International Corp.

October 23, 2017
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‘Time to Move Forward’ on ELD Mandate, ATA's Spear Says

ORLANDO, Fla. ­— With the electronic logging device mandate fast approaching, the leader of American Trucking Associations emphasized that a delay will not occur, cementing the industry’s long-held view on the rule during his annual state of the industry address.

October 23, 2017
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Volkswagen and Daimler Inspected by EU as Cartel Probe Widens

Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG were inspected by European Union antitrust investigators as the EU stepped up a probe into allegations the German car industry colluded on technology for decades.

October 23, 2017
BusinessTechnology

MCE Panel Lays Out Trucking’s Triumphs, Challenges

ORLANDO, Fla. — The North American Free Trade Agreement needs updating, but the process appears frozen in adversarial positions, even as truckload freight has grown 4% over the past five month, panelists here said.

October 23, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Human-Machine Interaction, Computing Power Key to Development of Autonomous Trucks

ORLANDO, Fla. — To pave the way for autonomous trucks, technology developers will need to refine the interaction between the human and the machine, and add more advanced sensors and greater computing power to the vehicle, experts said.

October 23, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Navistar Announces Price Increases, New Services

ORLANDO, Fla. — Navistar International Corp. announced price increases of up to 2% for its model-year 2019 vehicles, citing rising commodity prices. The price increases may affect all product lines and classes of trucks and don’t single out Class 8 trucks.

October 23, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Driver Shortage Returns to Top of ATRI’s Survey of Critical Industry Issues

ORLANDO, Fla. — The driver shortage has regained its status as the trucking industry’s most pressing concern for the first time since 2006, American Transportation Research Institute reported.

October 23, 2017