Talks Stall as Union, Terminal Operators Hit Roadblock Over Automation
Contract talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance ended on Dec. 6 after a disagreement over automation at terminals, leaving negotiations at a standstill without future talks scheduled.
December 13, 2017Technological Advances Entice Younger Drivers to Trucking Industry, Executives Say
WASHINGTON — Advances in automation, safety features and telecommunication are improving jobs for truck drivers, attracting a new generation of workers adept in user-friendly technologies, trucking executives told House lawmakers Dec. 7.
December 7, 2017Opinion: Emerging Evolution of Freight Brokerage
Freight and logistics always have depended on the human touch, but technology is getting smarter and many brokers wonder if their efforts will become unnecessary.
November 3, 2017This E-Commerce Company Pays for Warehouse Worker Weddings. Will the Perk Survive Automation?
Tech entrepreneurs have long lavished perks on coders and engineers, the free massages, ping pong tables and free food of Valley lore.
August 7, 2017Amazon Enlists Researchers to Build Box-Packing Warehouse Robots
Sixteen teams of robotics researchers are traveling to Japan this week to help Amazon.com Inc. solve its warehouse problem.
July 27, 2017Billions Will Be Blown in Race to Field First Self-Driving Cars
The race to field the first autonomous car will be a Darwinian exercise, with more than 50 major competitors reduced to a handful of winners over the next decade, according to a new study by consultant AlixPartners.
July 12, 2017Swedish T-Pods Mate Truck and Trailer
The Road to the Autonomous Truck
The trucking industry’s march toward self-driving trucks is gaining momentum as new developers attempt to accelerate the pace of innovation.
June 16, 2017Autonomous Trucks: A Timeline
Automated driving technology holds the potential to bring revolutionary gains in safety and productivity to the trucking industry. But how far will automation go? And how quickly will it happen? No one really knows what the future holds, and many factors could help or hinder the advance of automation in trucking, but I do think it would be helpful to consider a projected timeline. So I’ll take a crack at it.
June 16, 2017Drivers Share Mixed Views on Automated Trucks
As the trucking industry moves toward more advanced automated driving technologies, drivers are viewing this trend with a mixture of optimism and trepidation.
June 16, 2017