Trucker Tools Announces Load Track Integration With McLeod PowerBroker
Mobile app developer Trucker Tools announced an integration of its Load Track feature with McLeod Software’s PowerBroker management system for freight brokerage.
January 18, 2017Aljex Partners With BAM Worldwide on Cash Management
Aljex Software has partnered with BAM Worldwide to provide an integrated cash management platform for freight brokers, carriers and third-party logistics providers.
January 18, 2017Fee-Based Smart Lanes Will End Traffic, Lyft Co-Founder Says
Lyft president and co-founder John Zimmer suggests adopting a system of smart lanes that incentivize drivers to travel in groups.
January 17, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 17: Capital Infrastructure Forecast
What will a new president and new Congress mean for metropolitan Washington, D.C.'s efforts to upgrade its infrastructure? Mike Sakata of the Metropolitan Washington Road & Transportation Builders Association offers insight in this week's Capitol Agenda, which also looks at a revived effort to allow twin 33s on federal highways.
January 17, 2017Autonomous Vehicle Panelists Acknowledge Technology’s Impact on Labor
WASHINGTON — Leaders from the trucking and auto industries, local governments, technology and safety firms and academia pledged to ensure innovations in self-driving vehicles will not disrupt labor markets and urban landscapes.
January 16, 2017Automation Holds Promise But Success Hinges on Sensible Regulations
WASHINGTON — Autonomous truck technology holds the potential to enhance safety, efficiency and productivity in the trucking industry, but its successful deployment hinges on regulations that help rather than hinder it, said Chris Spear, president of American Trucking Associations.
January 16, 2017Rental Spaces, Better Data Could Ease Parking Crunch
Finding a secure place to park or drop a trailer has become an all-too-common challenge for truck drivers, but some carriers have found a novel way to help ease that problem — renting parking spaces through third-party firms.
January 16, 2017Demanding Customers, Array of Technology Driving Changes in Freight Transportation
WASHINGTON — While freight transportation has undergone enormous change over the past quarter-century, even more is coming and very quickly, driven by demanding customers and an array of technology to satisfy shippers.
January 16, 2017Opinion: The Hidden Cost of Extended Idling
You don’t have to be a diesel mechanic to know that extended idling is bad for business. Frequent or prolonged idling increases emissions, wastes fuel and puts unnecessary wear on your engine. That’s why, due in large part to increasingly strict emissions standards, the trucking industry has seen a dramatic increase in idle-reduction technologies.
January 9, 2017Nonbank Lending Rises in Late 2016; Truckers Struggle for Traditional Loans
Nontraditional bank lending to trucking companies picked up moderately in the second half of 2016 as fleets sought to survive during a sluggish freight market, according to lenders with exposure in transportation financing.
January 9, 2017