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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.

Business, Technology

WebTech Wireless' Fourth-Quarter Loss Narrows

WebTech Wireless, a supplier of GPS location-based and fleet telematics services, reported a fourth-quarter loss of C$934,000, compared with a loss of C$8.2 million a year earlier.

March 20, 2012
Business, Technology

Volvo CEO Describes Several Challenges to Wider Adoption of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

WASHINGTON — The leader of Sweden-based Volvo AB said the largest challenges in broader adoption and further development of alternative-fuel vehicles are the maturity of the technology and fueling infrastructure.

March 19, 2012
Business, Technology

Tech Products Shine at Yearly TMC Meeting

TAMPA, Fla. — Two of the nation’s largest trailer makers unveiled advancements in their offerings here at the Transportation Technology Exhibition, with Great Dane Trailers focusing on support services and Wabash National Corp. showing off a dry van that behaves like a flatbed.

March 12, 2012
Business, Technology

Con-way Truckload Goes With Maptuit

Con-way Truckload said it is installing Maptuit NaviGo technology in all its trucks and owner-operator tractors equipped with Qualcomm computers.

March 12, 2012
Business, Technology

Wright Express Launches Fuel Site Locator App

Wright Express said it has launched a mobile application that uses up-to-date fuel prices and text-to-speech capability to help drivers locate the best fueling locations.

March 7, 2012
Business, Technology

Xata, ALK Launch Navigation Software for XataNet

Fleet software providers Xata Corp. and ALK Technologies on Monday announced the launch of CoPilot Truck 8 Professional for XataNet.

March 6, 2012
Business, Technology

QuikQ Announces Cardless Fueling Project

QuikQ, a provider of cardless fueling for trucking fleets, said it is teaming with LHP Software and Impinj Inc. to develop a product that will deliver internal vehicle data to and from RFID tags during fueling.

March 5, 2012
Business, Technology

Engineers Mull Various Technologies OEMs Will Use to Meet 2014, 2017 Fuel Standards

TAMPA, Fla. — Engineers for truck makers said they are comfortable with their approaches to meet 2014 and 2017 federal greenhouse-gas and fuel-mileage standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks.

March 5, 2012
Business, Technology

Fleets Say Newest Engines Cost More, but Reliability and Efficiency Are Better

TAMPA, Fla. — Fleet managers said they generally prefer the current generation of U.S. truck engines over 2007-2009 models because of improved fuel economy and reliability, but they also cost more and are more complicated, a new survey found.

March 5, 2012
Business, Technology

CARB Pushes Back Compliance Deadline for Fleets to Phase in SmartWay Add-Ons

California environmental regulators have delayed until June the first compliance deadline for large fleets seeking to phase in SmartWay technologies for 2010 and older model 53-foot box-type trailers and the tractors that pull them.

March 5, 2012