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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, Fuel, Autonomous

Honda, Sony Join Forces on New Electric Vehicle

Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. agreed to establish a joint venture this year to start selling an electric vehicle by 2025, both sides said March 4.

Yuri Kageyama | Associated Press
March 4, 2022
Business, Technology

High-Tech Recruiting Battles

Professional drivers are any trucking company’s greatest asset. That’s true regardless of market conditions, but it becomes especially clear when the recruiting pipeline begins to run dry.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
March 4, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

GM Loses Bid to Skip Recall for Lights That Are Too Bright

DETROIT — General Motors has lost a bid to avoid recalling about 727,000 small SUVs in the U.S. with headlight beams that can be too bright and cause glare for oncoming drivers.

March 4, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Trucking Technology Q&A: Yellow's Jason Ringgenberg

Jason Ringgenberg joined Yellow Corp. in 2014 after more than 20 years at technology and consulting firm Accenture, where he worked with several commercial transportation clients across multiple modes, including less-than-truckload, parcel and rail. He is now Yellow's chief information officer.

March 4, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

February Class 8 Orders Mirror Weak Production Levels

Preliminary North American Class 8 orders in February came in at 21,000, or essentially even with January’s volume, but were less than half of what fleets ordered a year earlier, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ initial data.

March 3, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Navistar Unveils EV-Related Next Experience Trailer

Navistar Inc. announced it unveiled its Next Experience Trailer to provide industry stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the process and benefits of electric vehicle adoption.

March 2, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics

Amazon Closing All Bookstores, Shops to Focus on Grocery Sector

Amazon .com Inc. is closing all of its physical bookstores, “Amazon 4-Star” locations and mall pop-up kiosks as the world’s largest online retailer narrows its brick-and-mortar push to the grocery sector.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
March 2, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

New Battle Emerges Between Rail Giants CN, CP Over KCS

A wrinkle has emerged in the yearlong, multibillion-dollar battle between rival railroad giants Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. over which of the Class I railroads will own and operate the smaller, but strategically important, freight carrier Kansas City Southern.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 2, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Top 100

NextGen EkoStinger Fairing Boosts Fuel Savings in Test

Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions announced that the NextGen EkoStinger, an aerodynamic fairing for Class 8 tractor-trailers, boosted fuel mileage.

March 2, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Ford Reorganizes to Run EV, Engine Businesses Separately

Ford Motor Co. will separate its fast-growing electric vehicle operations from its legacy combustion engine business in a historic reorganization of the 118-year-old company.

March 2, 2022