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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

Emerging Technology Creates Challenges for Electric Vehicles, PepsiCo Exec. Says

ATLANTA — Electric vehicles will have a large role in trucking’s future, but there are challenges, including emerging technology, said a PepsiCo Inc. fleet executive.

Fran Matso Lysiak | Features Editor
March 13, 2018
Government, Business, Technology

TRALA Requests ELD Exemption Through Dec. 31

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association requested an exemption from the electronic logging device mandate through the end of the year for property-carrying trucks rented for 30 days or fewer, according to a document published in the Federal Register March 13.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
March 13, 2018
Business, Technology

Pulse System Monitors Package Delivery on the Last Mile

Last-mile delivery problems by package delivery firms have propelled the development of an artificial intelligence-based software system designed to help merchants track their packages along the last mile and fix problems before they touch customers.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
March 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Robot Rides Are Going to Deliver Pizza and Parcels Before People

In the wait for self-driving technology, cellphone toting tech bros may have to cede their spot in line to pizzas, Craigslist couches and the mounting ephemera of e-commerce.

March 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel

Momentum Adds Enhanced Electronics Communication System

Momentum Fuel Technologies introduced GreenLync 2.0, an enhanced electronics communication system for its line of compressed natural gas fuel systems for Class 6-8 trucks.

March 12, 2018
Government, Business, Technology

California Highway Patrol Program Catches L.A. Cargo Crooks

The California Highway Patrol Cargo Theft Interdiction Program in February arrested 15 members of a suspected theft crew in Los Angeles County following a seven-month investigation of organized commercial burglary. The total value of the stolen cargo was more than $1 million.

March 12, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

PeopleNet’s Cameras Get More Eyes on the Road to Help Make Better Drivers

More eyes on the road can help make car and truck operators better drivers. hat’s the idea behind the Video Intelligence system from Minnetonka, Minn.,-based PeopleNet.

Patrick Kennedy | Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
March 12, 2018
Business, Technology

Verizon Launches Fleet Telematics Division

The spread of fleet telematics through the trucking industry expanded with the official launch of Verizon Connect. Telecom giant Verizon Communications has put under a single brand its fleet and mobile workforce management software products.

March 12, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

‘Lockout-Tagout’ Helps Fleets Ensure the Safety of Technicians

The work of servicing and maintaining a fleet of trucks presents a wide assortment of potential dangers to technicians, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “lockout-tagout” regulations provide guidance to reduce the risk of injury or death.

Bruce Lilly | Special to Transport Topics
March 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Lighting the Way

Today’s fleets are increasingly shifting toward LED headlights, not only for truck drivers’ safety but also to improve maintenance and the overall operation of the truck, industry experts said.

Jim Romeo | Special to Transport Topics
March 9, 2018