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Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.

Editorial, Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Editorial: Life Is Good

There was some interesting advice offered by two of our industry’s best-known economists last week to fleet executives who were attending the National Tank Truck Carriers annual conference in San Francisco.

May 14, 2012
Business, Autonomous

Penske Truck Leasing Plans Refinancing

Penske Truck Leasing Co. plans to refinance $6.4 billion in debt over the next two years, Bloomberg reported.

May 2, 2012
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

FMCSA Hears from Drivers, Carriers on EOBR Issue

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Several dozen truck drivers, motor carriers and law enforcement officers gave federal regulators a candid array of opinions on whether a planned electronic logging device mandate would be properly used as a safety device and fleet productivity tool.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 1, 2012
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

Plug-In Power Added at Midwest Truck Stops

Truck stop electrification vendor Shorepower Technologies said its plug-in power service is now available at three new locations in Nebraska and Iowa.

April 30, 2012
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Swift Opposes Advocating Heavier Trucks on U.S. Interstates, CEO Moyes Says

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Swift Transportation Inc. opposes the trucking industry’s lobbying efforts toward allowing heavier trucks on interstate highways in the United States, the company’s CEO told a gathering of Canadian trucking executives.

April 30, 2012
Business, Autonomous

Many Fleets Report Gains on Higher Rates, Volumes

Eight of nine publicly traded trucking fleets reporting quarterly earnings last week achieved improved results, relying on either higher rates or volume increases, or both.

April 30, 2012
Business, Government, Logistics, Autonomous

Navajo Express Expands Dry Van Operations

Navajo Express said it has expanded the operations of its dry van division, Digby Truck Lines, between the California coast and the Pacific Northwest.

April 17, 2012
Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Capacity Expansions Among In-House Fleets to Be a Key Topic at NPTC Annual Meeting

The president of the National Private Truck Council said the 2012 Education Management Conference & Exhibition will include a focus on corporations expanding the capacity and capabilities of their in-house fleets.

April 16, 2012
Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Autonomous

U.S. Safety Agencies Appear Stalled Again in 18-Year Drive for Rail-Crossing Rule

For 18 years, regulators have been wrestling with a congressional mandate to issue a rule prohibiting trucks from proceeding into railroad crossings unless there is adequate space on the other side to avoid getting trapped on the tracks.

April 16, 2012
Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Dramatic Texas Tornados Damage Equipment at Three Truck Facilities; No Injuries Reported

A burst of tornados struck the Dallas area last week, severely damaging trucks and trailers at a Schneider National Inc. terminal, a truck dealer’s facility and a trailer dealer’s lot.

April 9, 2012