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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

International LT, LoneStar Models to Accept OTA Upgrades for Cummins X15 Engines

Navistar International Corp. announced the upcoming availability of Cummins’ connected software updates and programmable trim parameters through its OnCommand Connection portal.

May 25, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Amazon Sued by D.C. AG in Antitrust Suit Over Pricing

Amazon .com Inc. was sued by the attorney general for Washington, D.C., who accused the online retail giant of engaging in anticompetitive practices that have raised prices for consumers.

May 25, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Green Hydrogen Seen Fueling Heavy Trucks, Buses by 2030

Long heralded as the clean energy fuel of the future that will play a key role in decarbonization, attractive hydrogen prices could finally be in sight.

Krystal Chia | Bloomberg News
May 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Ford Pressured to Provide Path to All-Electric Future

Riding a rising stock price, a splashy new model intro and a friendly presidential visit, new Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley faces his biggest test yet: explaining his strategy for making the 118-year-old automaker relevant in the electric age.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
May 25, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

North Carolina DOT Pilots Trucking Alert System

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is piloting an in-cab trucking alert system in an effort to reduce the risk of commercial motor vehicle crashes.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
May 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA

For Tesla Owners, Colonial Pipeline Hack Was No Big Deal

Automotive historians may look back on May 2021 as a tipping point in the evolution of electric vehicles.

Mark Kennedy | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
May 24, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Truckers Work to Purge Systems of Banned Chinese Technologies, but Challenges Remain

Most motor carriers doing business with the federal government are believed to have responded to a requirement that they do their best to purge technology systems of five banned Chinese technology providers said to be potential hackers into U.S. intelligence and defense agencies’ information systems.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Top 100

KAG Announces Retirement of CEO Bruce Blaise

The Kenan Advantage Group announced management changes following the retirement of president and CEO Bruce Blaise.

May 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla Tests Lidar, Which Musk Once Scorned

Tesla Inc., whose boss Elon Musk says he can develop a fully self-driving car without using laser-sensor technology, has a contract to use such lidar sensors from Luminar Technologies Inc. for testing and development, according to people familiar with the matter.

May 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Out-of-Network Repairs Help Dealerships Nurture New Relationships With Fleets

For trucking companies, securing timely repairs at their partnered truck dealerships is typically simple, straightforward and an expectation that came with the purchase. But what about when the truck is on a long haul and must be serviced by another dealer? In those likely events, truck dealers say that building rapport is the road map to a successful business partnership.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
May 24, 2021