DALLAS — Truckstop.com is preparing to launch a service that forecasts rates for spot market freight as far as a year in advance.

Trucking’s onboard video market is expanding beyond cab cameras to capture a more complete view of what is happening around the vehicle.

LAS VEGAS — Advancements in trucking technology are paving the way for the industry to experience two-vehicle platoons soon, but the driverless heavy-duty trucks idea remains a distant vision, according to executives from leading firms in both industries.

The buzz around autonomous vehicles grows louder with each passing month, and we’re devoting two significant events to this complex subject in October. And in both cases, we’re inviting your questions to be put to our experts.

UPS Inc., teaming up with drone-maker CyPhy Works, announced drone tests to deliver packages in remote areas.The first test was earlier this week to move medicine from a Boston area community to Children’s Island, located about three miles from the mainland and without automobile access. UPS also has done drone application tests inside warehouses to track stock availability and assessment of relief aid deliveries, also in hard-to-reach locations. (video by UPS Inc.)

A battle within the business world is growing over the use of a slice of the radio frequency spectrum. It pits vehicle manufacturers and their allies against Wi-Fi providers, often owned by telecommunications companies.

A futuristic freight-hauling shuttle that can move massive cargo containers from one major shipping terminal to another at up to 70 miles per hour without using a drop of diesel or stopping at a single traffic light is set to get its real-world debut at the Port of Houston.

The transportation startup Hyperloop will study its electric propulsion tube system technology for moving freight at ports.

Enjoy, a tech device set-up and delivery service, aims to make reading indecipherable instruction manuals a thing of the past. An Enjoy "expert" delivers the purchase, unpacks and sets up the device, then helps the client learn about it, in up to an hourlong visit.