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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.

Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Technology, Equipment

Letters: Mandate Technology, A Modest Proposal

Mandate Technology That Boosts Collision Avoidance

August 8, 2016
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Commercial Vehicle Group to Close Three Midwest Facilities

Cab-related products and systems supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. announced that it would close three U.S. facilities in the Midwest beginning in the third quarter of the year in connection with a cost-reduction and restructuring plan it announced in 2015.

August 4, 2016
Business, Technology

Google's Project Wing Delivery Drone to Be Tested at US Site

Google’s Project Wing drone delivery services will be tested at a U.S. site, the White House announced as part of an initiative to push research and safety measures for unmanned flight.

Alan Levin | Bloomberg News
August 2, 2016
Business, Technology

LiveOnWeb Replay: Top 100 For-Hire Carriers and Disruption in the Industry

On the heels of the release of our 2016 TT Top 100 For-Hire Carrier rankings, our July LiveOnWeb program focused on regulatory issues and the potential for disruption in the industry. Watch the replay of the July 27 program.

July 28, 2016
Business, Technology

Capital Goods Orders Rise for First Time in Three Months

Orders for business equipment rose in June for the first time in three months, eking out a small gain that shows companies are in no rush to significantly ramp up investment, according to a report July 27 from the Commerce Department.

July 27, 2016
Business, Technology

Blue Tree Launches Fleet Analytics Platform

Truck and trailer telematics provider Blue Tree Systems has launched FleetManager.com, a new analytics platform designed to help fleets extract insights from their data.

July 26, 2016
Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Equipment

Opinion: Transportation Investment in Idaho Pays Off

Idaho’s Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle program, or GARVEE, recently wrapped up, after a decade of investment in the state’s roads and bridges. Along the way, the GARVEE program transformed the state’s infrastructure in a way we haven’t seen since the interstate system was built through Idaho in the 1960s.

July 25, 2016
Fuel, Business, Technology

Teletrac Navman Launches New Unified Telematics Platform

Fleet-tracking companies Teletrac Inc. and Navman Wireless announced a new telematics platform that combines their two product lines into one offering for customers. 

July 19, 2016
Business, Technology

Facebook Group Established to Fight Drivers’ Depression

An Oklahoma man launched a Facebook group last month after two truck drivers that he knew committed suicide within two weeks of each other.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
July 18, 2016
Business, Technology

Recap: LiveOnWeb Chat on Trucking Automation

Bewildered, or impressed, by coming new technologies such as autonomous trucks, platooning and vehicle-to-vehicle communications? Our Technology Editor, Seth Clevenger, took questions in a special LiveOnWeb text-based chat on July 18. Check out the recap.

July 15, 2016