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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, Logistics, TCA

Chinese Delivery Company Gets Approval for Drone Deliveries

Chinese delivery company SF Holding said it has obtained a landmark license from the country’s military authorities to use drones to deliver commercial packages and was conducting the country’s first drone pilot demonstration zone.

July 6, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment

Electric Class 8s to Affect Trailer Design, Components

The mounting focus on the electrification of Class 8 vehicles will prompt changes in trailer design and key components as collaboration among manufacturers of trucking’s central pieces of equipment increases, some experts said.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 6, 2017
Business, Technology, Logistics

Replay: LiveOnWeb on TT 100 Rankings and Shifting Business Climate

Against the backdrop of the July 10 release of the TT Top 100 For-Hire Carrier rankings, our July 12 LiveOnWeb expert panelists peered into their crystal ball and discussed the shifting business climate expected over the next six to 18 months. Watch the replay.

July 5, 2017
Business, Technology

Haldex Introduces Online Savings Calculator

Haldex AB introduced its online air disc brake savings calculator to help fleets determine the long-term savings of air disc brakes compared with drum brakes over the life of either the tractor or trailer.

July 5, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Speed-Limiter Regulation Hits Roadblock in Trump’s Quest to Cut Rules

Years of pleas from parents whose son was killed by a speeding tractor-trailer, buy-in from some truckers and the promise of fewer highway deaths convinced U.S. officials in September to propose requiring speed-limiting devices on all large rigs.

Alan Levin | Bloomberg News
July 5, 2017
Technology, Autonomous

Trucking and Technology: Midyear Review and Look Ahead

TT Managing Editor Lorrie Grant and Managing Editor/Features Seth Clevenger take a midyear look at trucking and technology, and discuss the upcoming ELD mandate, autonomous driving developments and more. (Joseph Terry/Transport Topics)

July 3, 2017
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Uber Denies It Knew About Copied Data in Waymo Secrets Suit

Uber Technologies Inc. said it didn’t know about the alleged theft of proprietary information from Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit by an executive until Waymo filed a lawsuit in February.

Joel Rosenblatt | Bloomberg News
July 3, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

For One Spanish Company, the Autonomous Future Is Forklifts

In Burgos, a province in central Spain better known for archaeological digs and blood-sausages than for innovation, engineer Veronica Pascual is building automated vehicles. Not cars, though, but forklifts, stackers and pallet trucks.

June 30, 2017
Technology

Cargo Delivery at PortMiami Terminal Paralyzed After Cyber Attack

Some dry cargo delivery at PortMiami has come to a halt this week after a cyber attack hit a company that operates in one of the terminals.

Elizabeth Koh | Miami Herald
June 30, 2017
Technology, Equipment

TMC Details 58 Recommended Practices in 2017 Supplement

American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council released its 2017 Recommended Practice Supplement, featuring 58 new or revised recommended practices, with a goal of increasing equipment maintenance efficiencies.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
June 30, 2017