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Michigan, Canadian Pipeline Company Reach Agreement
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration and Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge have agreed to replace twin 65-year-old crude oil pipes in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes with another that would run through a tunnel far below the lake bed.
US Auto Sales Fell 4% in Q3
Major automakers said Oct. 2 that U.S. sales fell 7% in September and 4% for the June-through-September quarter, compared with the same periods last year.
October 3, 2018The ELD Mandate, Part II
The compliance clock is ticking for fleets that still use automatic onboard recording devices rather than those that meet the new ELD specifications.
Daimler, Renault-Led Alliance Ready for Self-Driving, Mobility Cooperation
Daimler AG and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance see opportunities to collaborate on mobility offerings as well as connected and self-driving cars, a move that would push their partnership into new territory.
Trucking Technology Begins to Find Its Voice
Voice-activated digital assistants such as Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa are all the rage in consumer electronics right now, and some developers are beginning to apply this technology to the trucking industry to enhance safety and efficiency.
XPO Logistics Set to Acquire 5,000 Robots From Peter Thiel-Backed Startup
XPO Logistics Inc. will buy 5,000 warehouse robots from a Singapore startup backed by billionaire Peter Thiel as part of a deal that makes XPO the only logistics provider to use the technology in North America, the U.K. and eight other European countries.
The Integration Challenge
The cloud computing services offered by businesses such as Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft Azure have made integration easier to accomplish. But there's a catch: The task of integrating systems “is never-ending,” technology executives say.
Recruitment, Retention, Rewards - Using Video to Address the Driver Shortage
The best-run fleets are using their data-driven reward program as a differentiator to attract and retain quality drivers. Learn why encouraging safe driving with a data-driven rewards program can be far less expensive than paying for risky driving that results in collisions and claims.
October 3, 2018New Kenworth W990 to Deliver Capitol Christmas Tree
When the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree arrives in Washington from the Willamette National Forest in Oregon, it will have taken a nearly 2,800-mile journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Eastern Seaboard on a new Kenworth W990 truck, delivered by Central Oregon Truck Co.
Opinion: Combating Congested Interstates Through Blockchain
Blockchain could serve as the much-needed replacement for the industry's legacy electronic data interchange system, updating supply chain logistics for the digital and big-data age and tackling the nation’s congestion problems in the process.