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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, Safety, Autonomous

Chinese Autonomous Truck Startup Opens Research Facility in Arizona

A Chinese startup company developing self-driving technology for commercial trucking has opened a facility in Tucson for research and testing — including a planned Tucson-Phoenix run with an autonomous truck.

David Wichner | The Arizona Daily Star
August 22, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Details Added to ELD Workshops at GATS on Aug. 24, 26

Federal trucking regulators will be in Dallas Aug. 24-26 to hear from drivers about concerns they may have regarding the Dec. 18 implementation of electronic logging devices.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 21, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

NACFE Announces Variety of Routes, Trucks, Components Set for Run On Less

Run on Less, a first-of-its kind roadshow to demonstrate how trucks use technology to achieve fuel efficiency, is set to begin.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 21, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA

Colorado DOT Purchases World’s First Automated Self-Driving Construction Vehicle

When Robert Roy was helping to create the world’s first self-driving construction truck, he traveled across the country and talked to people in the construction industry. One of the people he spoke with, the president of a company in Louisiana, told him the story of how one of his employees almost died while working on a highway.

Tommy Simmons | Greeley (Colo.) Tribune
August 21, 2017
Business, Technology

Goodyear Names Christopher Helsel Chief Technology Officer

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. named Christopher Helsel chief technology officer, effective Sept. 1, amid rapid and profound changes in the industry, according to the company.

August 21, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Dawn of the ELD Era

The arrival of the electronic logging device mandate later this year is widely expected to create significant ripple effects across the supply chain.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
August 21, 2017
Technology, Autonomous, Perspective

Opinion: Four Disruptive Technology Trends in Trucking

When it comes to the trucking industry, we deal with a pace of change that has been constant for years: changing fuel costs, increased regulations, driver shortages, etc.

Victoria Kresge | Vice President, NationaLease
August 21, 2017
Government, Business, Technology

Net Neutrality Threatened

Your competitor may soon be able to pay to have its website download faster than yours if a Federal Communications Commission proposal becomes law.

Joe Dysart | Webology 101
August 21, 2017
Government, Business, Technology

ELDs: A New Era in Trucking

The Dec. 18 implementation date for the federal electronic logging device mandate will mark the beginning of a new era in trucking. Electronic logs are nothing new, of course — many fleets have been using them voluntarily for years or even decades. But moving nearly the entire longhaul trucking business onto ELDs will enhance adherence to driver hours-of-service limits across the industry and put all carriers on equal footing.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
August 21, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Maven Introduces ELD, Fleet Management System

Maven Machines, provider of the Maven Co-Pilot headset for driver safety, has launched its own electronic logging device and has ex­panded its product line into a full fleet management system.

August 21, 2017