Will Uber Replace Freight Brokers? ‘Absolutely Not,’ Tech Expert Insists
ORLANDO, Fla. — The emergence of Uber-style transactions in the freight industry will not replace brokers, experts in the segment said while acknowledging a surge in both the number of new motor carriers and mobile apps to locate freight.
April 24, 2017Connected Vehicle Safety Mandate Hits Unexpected Pothole of Opposition
A once-popular idea to equip cars with technology to communicate with one another and avoid collisions is encountering unexpected potholes in Washington.
April 17, 2017Opinion: Trucking Spot Market Evolves With Technology
Trucking can always use more technology. That’s one reason we see so many tech startups in the industry these days.
April 17, 2017Opinion: American Trucking Industry Depends on Drivers
The American trucking industry depends on drivers: a simple statement but one that bears repeating. As president of American Trucking Associations, I have the great privilege of representing 3.5 million professional truck drivers, working on their behalf in Washington to make our industry better, to make their jobs easier.
April 10, 2017Tech Startups Beat Uber to Freight Market, Connect Drivers With Loads Via Mobile Apps
Uber entered the freight world last year, launching speculation and arguments on whether the tech company could strike a second time and do to shipping what it did to passenger transportation — and if so, which segment of freight would have to endure the type of disruption experienced by the taxi industry.
April 10, 2017Uber Tells Court That Otto's Self-Driving Sensors Aren't Stolen From Google
Uber Technologies Inc. has an alibi for Alphabet Inc.’s allegations of trade-secrets theft — the ride-hailing company’s driverless car technology is completely different from its rival’s designs.
April 7, 2017Kevin Burch: Taking the Story of Trucking to the White House
I love trucks. As I travel the country as chairman of American Trucking Associations, I wear a simple button with a simple message: “I Love Trucks.” I even wear it in my official ATA chairman’s portrait. It’s a button I encourage everyone I meet to wear. It starts conversations about this great industry and gives me a chance to tell our story.
April 5, 2017Editorial: How Will Trucks Be Marketed?
Big truck shows are always a good way to learn about what’s going on in the world of trucking equipment and technology. You also get to catch up with friends and acquaintances, compare notes about industry trends and, well, gossip.
April 3, 2017TL Turnover Sinks to 71%
Driver turnover for large truckload carriers dropped 31 percentage points to 71% in the fourth quarter of 2016 versus the same period in 2015, the lowest level in six years according to American Trucking Associations.
April 3, 2017ELDs Hot Topic at MATS as December Mandate Looms
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck makers returned to the Mid-America Trucking Show, to varying degrees, and while many things seemed familiar, the specter of new competition also loomed over North America’s largest annual truck show.
April 3, 2017