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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Volvo to Begin Customer Hydrogen ICE Truck Tests in 2026

Volvo Group plans to begin testing trucks with hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines with customers in 2026 and launch commercial production toward the end of the decade.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
May 28, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Private

Shippers, Private Fleets Aim for Sustainability

LAS VEGAS — Despite higher costs, some shippers and carriers continue to invest in alternative fuels and zero-emission transportation to meet their corporate sustainability objectives.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
May 28, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Clarience Tech and ZF Forge Data-Sharing Alliance

Clarience Technologies and ZF launched a strategic alliance to share telematics data to improve the performance of fleet customers, the company announced May 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 28, 2024
Business, Technology

Toyota Shows ‘Engine Reborn’ With Green Fuel

Toyota announced that it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen and bioethanol, or get paired with zero-emission electric motors in hybrids.

Yuri Kageyama | Associated Press
May 28, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

Administration to Offer Carbon Credits for Scope 3 Emissions

The Biden administration is unveiling a framework for using carbon offsets to drive climate progress.

May 28, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

ZM to Bring Zero-Emission Work Trucks to North America

LAS VEGAS — ZM Trucks outlined its plans to enter the North American commercial vehicle market with a portfolio of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 24, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

Pilot’s Wright: Companies Must Lead Sustainability Movement

LAS VEGAS — To provide a better understanding of the drive for innovation of alternative fuels and electrification, Pilot CEO Adam Wright told a story of his family vacation at a water park.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
May 24, 2024
Business, Technology

Promoting Your Fleet Online With Testimonial Videos

Truckers convinced that there are few things more powerful in marketing than a positive, video testimonial from a driver or customer are in luck.

Joe Dysart | Webology 101
May 24, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Embracing the Possibilities: Trucking’s AI Transformation

The rise of artificial intelligence promises to change the way people work and how companies manage their businesses in all sorts of industries, and freight transportation is no exception.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 24, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

A New Wave of AI Is Coming to Trucking

Technology vendors serving the freight transportation industry are investing in AI to drive their product development and ultimately unlock higher levels of safety and productivity.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 24, 2024