LTL Carriers Boost Dimensioner Use to Improve Pricing Accuracy, Profits
Less-than-truckload carriers have more than quadrupled the use of dimensioner technology to improve pricing accuracy and profitability, experts said.
April 4, 2016FRA’s Feinberg Urges Law Enforcement, State Agencies to Aid in Reducing Collisions at Rail-Highway Crossings
Federal Railroad Administration officials in recent months have stepped up efforts to reduce what they say are preventable fatalities and injuries from train collisions with trucks and cars at U.S. highway rail-grade crossings.
April 4, 2016BlackBerry Enters Trailer-Tracking Market
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Telecommunications company BlackBerry has entered the trailer-tracking market with its BlackBerry Radar system, launched here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 2, 2016FourKites, McLeod Forge Technology Partnership
Technology provider FourKites has created a partnership with McLeod Software that integrates tracking and transportation management software.
April 1, 2016Two More Companies Offer Web-Based Trucking Services
Two more technology-driven efforts to apply Web-based services to trucking have been developed.
April 1, 2016Rand McNally Debuts Low-Cost, Plug-in ELD
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rand McNally debuted a low-cost electronic logging device designed to help drivers and small fleets easily comply with the federal ELD mandate.
March 31, 2016E-Logs Improve Business Processes, Fleets Say, as Industry Preps for Mandate
DALLAS — Electronic driver logs can streamline fleets’ business processes and improve hours-of-service compliance, but driver outreach is key for a successful rollout, trucking executives said.
March 28, 2016EDI vs. APIs
Some technology vendors say standard electronic data interchange — the transmission of data between computers following a strict format that was defined decades ago — is outdated and inefficient.
March 28, 2016Daimler's Autonomous Platoon Debuts on Germany's Autobahn
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Daimler Trucks demonstrated what it called the next milestone in autonomous driving by running a three-truck platoon on a public stretch of the autobahn.
March 28, 2016Cybersecurity Outlook: Trucking Still Fighting the Ever-Nimble Hacker
Trucking companies still on high alert from seemingly endless reports of hacker break-ins last year should brace for even more sophisticated capers in 2016, according to a string of reports released by top cybersecurity firms.
March 25, 2016