Trucking isn't the first thing that comes to mind when considering industries ripe for disruption.
October 27, 2015TechnologyBusiness
Adoption of Downspeeding 'at a Tipping Point,' Report Says
Commercial vehicle powertrains that combine lower engine speed and faster rear-axle gear ratios — known as downspeeding — are proved to save fuel, especially in longhaul applications, and likely will be a key to helping equipment manufacturers meet new federally mandated fuel-efficiency standards, according to a report issued Oct. 28 by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.
October 28, 2015BusinessTechnology
Wal-Mart Seeks to Test Drones for 91ÊÓƵ Delivery
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. applied to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with Amazon in using drones to fill and deliver online orders.
October 27, 2015BusinessTechnologyGovernment
Orders for Business Equipment in US Unexpectedly Decline
Orders for business equipment unexpectedly declined in September as tepid global markets gave American companies little reason to expand.
October 27, 2015BusinessTechnology
Navman Wireless Releases New GPS Platform
Fleet telematics provider Navman Wireless has released a new GPS software platform, Navman Wireless Director.
October 26, 2015BusinessTechnology
Airport for Drones Moving Freight Planned in Rwanda
Rwanda may become the base for a network of so-called droneports for remote-controlled aircraft to deliver urgent cargo to remote parts of the tiny country known as the Land of a Thousand Hills.
October 19, 2015BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Lytx Upgrades Video-Based Safety System That Monitors Driver Fatigue, Distraction
Lytx Inc. said it is upgrading its DriveCam video-based safety system with a new service aimed at helping fleets prevent distracted and fatigued driving.
October 19, 2015BusinessTechnology
Workhorse Group to Begin Testing Delivery Drone
Workhorse Group Inc. said it won Federal Aviation Administration approval to test its unmanned aircraft system called HorseFly, which is designed to fly to and from the company’s electric delivery vehicle.
October 15, 2015BusinessTechnology
Platoons of Autonomous Trucks, Driverless Buses to Shape Singapore's Future
Singapore unveiled its public transport future, and it was a vision of passengers commuting in driverless buses along roads and freeways populated by platoons of autonomous trucks following a single driver.
October 13, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Railroads Seek Reprieve to Install PTC Systems
Efforts are being made in Washington to address the Dec. 31 deadline for U.S. freight railroads to comply with a federal mandate to finish installing the crash-avoidance technology known as positive train control.
October 12, 2015