Business
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Internet of Things Arrives in Intermodal
While intermodal may be playing catch-up in the real-time freight visibility race, the consensus among industry watchers is that the gap is closing — fast. You can thank the Internet of Things revolution and the emergence of “in the cloud” software and database platforms.
September 5, 2018Waymo, Uber Driverless Projects Make Scanning Sensors Cheaper
Google’s Waymo, Uber and carmakers GM and Mercedes-Benz are among the companies working to put driverless vehicles in showrooms. That competition also should help lower prices that can reach $75,000 apiece for the sensors that scan a car’s surrounding environment so it knows how to drive itself.
NACFE Survey of Trucking Companies Shows Increased Freight Efficiency
The average fuel economy of trucking companies participating in an annual study conducted by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency improved 2% on a year-over-year basis, the group announced.
FMCSA to Hold Listening Session on Proposed HOS Changes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has planned a public listening session this month to discuss several proposed changes to the commercial motor vehicle driver hours-of-service regulations.
Daimler Equips Mercedes Actros With Automated Steering, Braking
Daimler AG is equipping its flagship Mercedes-Benz truck with technology that can take the wheel in situations ranging from stop-and-go city driving to highway cruising.
Industry Experts Take on Top Trucking Issues
For trucking companies today, the good news is that business is booming. That is also the less than good news. Tight capacity is making some of trucking’s top issues – the driver shortage, ELD, hours of service, truck parking – even more challenging.
September 5, 2018GM Invests Additional $28 Million in Battery Lab
With plans to launch 20 new electric vehicles globally by 2023, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker will make “major enhancements” to its battery lab in Warren, Mich.
September 5, 2018Gryphon Investors Buys Majority Stake in Transportation Insight
Gryphon Investors has acquired a majority stake in Transportation Insight, a Hickory, N.C.-based logistics consulting and transportation management firm, for an undisclosed amount.
Amazon Orders 20,000 Mercedes Vans to Bolster Delivery Program
Daimler AG is emerging as a beneficiary of Amazon.com Inc.’s booming package-delivery needs, with the e-commerce giant ordering 20,000 of the German automaker’s Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans.
Kriska Transportation Group Acquires Refrigerated Carrier BTC Express
Kriska Transportation Group announced the purchase of BTC Express, a refrigerated truckload carrier operating in Canada and the United States.
September 5, 2018